Bienvenido Fabián

Bienvenido Fabian (March 20, 1920 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic – November 23, 2000 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) was a composer from the Dominican Republic during the era of the dictator Rafael Trujillo.

Don Fabian composed famous ballads and Afro-Cuban music such as "Dos Alma" and "Tuya, Y Mas Que Tuya" made famous by the combo orchestra La Sonora Matancera and Celia Cruz throughout the 1950s and 1970s. Many compare the collaboration of the group La Sonora Matancera & Celia Cruz with Fabian to the likes of the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

Discography

Fabian's compositions appear in albums such as

• Isidoro Flores y su conjunto – La Sabrosona (1960)
• Boogaloo Combo – Com Muito Ritmo (1972)
• La Sonora Matancera

Songs composed by Fabian

• Goza Negra
• Mi noche fatal
• Besarte,
• Di que no,
• Lo que te pido,
• Condena,
• De que color son tus ojos,
• Quien si no tú,
• Al fin te fuiste

Sources

Biblioteca Nacional de Espana