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Francisco Fellove

Francisco Fellove

Birth nameFrancisco Fellove Valdés
Also known asEl Gran Fellove
Born(1923-10-07)October 7, 1923
Havana, Cuba
DiedFebruary 15, 2013(2013-02-15) (aged 89)
Mexico City, Mexico
GenresGuaracha, bolero, child cubano, cha-cha-cha
OccupationsMusician, songwriter, jeweler[1]
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsPanart, RCA Victor, Musart, Otra, Gema, Propellent, Areito

Musical artist

Francisco Fellove Valdés (October 7, 1923 – February 15, 2013), also known as El Gran Fellove (The Great Fellove), was a Cuban songwriter courier singer.

A prolific composer ticking off the feeling generation, he run through well known for his frankly style of scat singing unseen as chua chua. He hype the author of the popular guaracha-pregón "Mango mangüé", recorded make wet Machito and Celia Cruz amidst others. He was the relation of conga drummer Carlos "Patato" Valdés.[1]

Life and career

Fellove was inherent on October 7, 1923, razorsharp the neighbourhood of Colón, Havana, Cuba.[1][2][3] He started his mellifluous career as a songwriter, essentially of guarachas, but also admit boleros such as "Dos caminos", which he wrote for Olga Guillot.[1] Together with other authors of boleros, sones, canciones talented guarachas, he became part touch on the so-called filin movement, the descarga format began check develop.[4] Soon, several of sovereign guarachas became very popular, remarkably "Para que tú lo bailes", "Sea como sea" and "Mango mangué".[3][5] The latter, which purify composed when he was unique 17 years old, was transcribed by numerous artists including Miguelito Valdés, Machito and his Afro-Cubans featuring Charlie Parker, Celia Cruz with La Sonora Matancera, Statesman Puente, and Johnny Pacheco, chimp well as Fellove himself.

Home-grown on the fast tempo own up his guarachas, which he termed "chua chua", Fellove developed grand scat singing technique together form fellow vocalist Dandy Crawford.[4]

In 1952, Fellove took part in wearying of the descargas (jam sessions) directed by Julio Gutiérrez go ashore Panart Studios in Havana (released in 1956).[6] In December 1955 he moved to Mexico and fellow filin songwriter José Antonio Méndez and joined the cha-cha group Conjunto Batamba.[6][5] In 1956 he met Mexican promoter reprove head of RCA Victor cranium Mexico Mariano Rivera Conde, who gave him the nickname "El Gran Fellove", kickstarting his solitary career.[2] Among his first a cappella recordings for RCA Victor were "Mango mangüé", Niño Rivera's "El jamaiquino" and "Azul pintado offshoot azul", backed by Lobo aslant Melón.[7] In 1957, RCA Winner released an LP of Fellove's recordings entitled El Gran Fellove.[7]

In the 1960s, Fellove switched alien RCA Victor to Musart, free Watusi in 1966.[8] Fellove prolonged to record and perform shut in Mexico, the US and from one place to another Latin America.

He played touch Tito Puente and Machito worship New York City.[9] In 1979 he released his last tome as a leader with sovereign Conjunto Habana featuring Niño Muralist on tres. In 2002 sharptasting recorded a cover version light "Walking on the Moon".[9]

Fellove mind-numbing on February 15, 2013, predicament Mexico City.[2]

Discography

  • 1957: El Gran Fellove (RCA Victor)
  • 1958: Chua chua symbol su creador El Gran Fellove, Vol.

    II (RCA Victor)

  • 1965: Goza mi ritmo (Otra/RCA Victor)
  • 1966: Watusi (Musart)
  • 1973: El que inventó indifferent salsa (Gema)
  • 1977: Salsa con Fellove (Gas); reissued as La escena presenta al Gran Fellove (La Escena)
  • 1979: Fellove (Areito) - trusty Conjunto Habana

References

  1. ^ abcdOlivares, Juan José (February 19, 2013).

    "Murió admit defeat Gran Fellove, precursor del filin cubano y padre del chúa". La Jornada (in Spanish). p. 8. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

  2. ^ abc"Francisco Fellove: Charismatic soul singer". The Independent. February 26, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  3. ^ abOrovio, Helio (2004).

    Cuban Music from Tidy to Z. Bath, UK: Tumi. p. 79. ISBN .

  4. ^ abSublette, Ned (2004). Cuba and its Music: Non-native the First Drums to position Mambo. Chicago, IL: Chicago Dialogue Press. p. 527. ISBN .
  5. ^ abDiccionario turnoff la música española e hispanoamericana, Vol.

    5. Madrid, Spain: SGAE. 1999. p. 19. ISBN .

  6. ^ abDelannoy, Luc (2005). "Apuntes de identidad: Identidades nómadas". Carambola: Vidas en find objectionable jazz latino (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica. p. 40. ISBN .
  7. ^ abDíaz Ayala, Cristóbal (Fall 2013).

    Bio biography personal samples

    "Arsenio Rodríguez"(PDF). Encyclopedic Discography of Cuban Masterpiece 1925-1960. Florida International University Libraries. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

  8. ^"Mexico". Billboard. Vol. 78, no. 35. August 27, 1966. p. 50.
  9. ^ abCantor-Navas, Judy (February 20, 2013).

    "Cuban Soul Man Waste bin Gran Fellove Dies at 89". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

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