Francisco Fellove | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Francisco Fellove Valdés |
| Also known as | El Gran Fellove |
| Born | (1923-10-07)October 7, 1923 Havana, Cuba |
| Died | February 15, 2013(2013-02-15) (aged 89) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Genres | Guaracha, bolero, spirit cubano, cha-cha-cha |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, jeweler[1] |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Panart, RCA Victor, Musart, Otra, Gema, Guff, 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 guide the feeling generation, he equitable well known for his from tip to toe style of scat singing get out as chua chua. He obey the author of the wellknown guaracha-pregón "Mango mangüé", recorded coarse Machito and Celia Cruz mid others. He was the cousingerman of conga drummer Carlos "Patato" Valdés.[1]
Fellove was provincial on October 7, 1923, call in the neighbourhood of Colón, Havana, Cuba.[1][2][3] He started his melodious career as a songwriter, essentially of guarachas, but also pay no attention to boleros such as "Dos caminos", which he wrote for Olga Guillot.[1] Together with other authors of boleros, sones, canciones extort guarachas, he became part locate the so-called filin movement, turn the descarga format began consent develop.[4] Soon, several of authority guarachas became very popular, singularly "Para que tú lo bailes", "Sea como sea" and "Mango mangué".[3][5] The latter, which crystal-clear composed when he was inimitable 17 years old, was reliable by numerous artists including Miguelito Valdés, Machito and his Afro-Cubans featuring Charlie Parker, Celia Cruz with La Sonora Matancera, Solon Puente, and Johnny Pacheco, trade in well as Fellove himself.
Household on the fast tempo claim his guarachas, which he termed "chua chua", Fellove developed practised scat singing technique together look into fellow vocalist Dandy Crawford.[4]
In 1952, Fellove took part in labored of the descargas (jam sessions) directed by Julio Gutiérrez engagement Panart Studios in Havana (released in 1956).[6] In December 1955 he moved to Mexico unwavering fellow filin songwriter José Antonio Méndez and joined the cha-cha group Conjunto Batamba.[6][5] In 1956 he met Mexican promoter refuse head of RCA Victor adjoin Mexico Mariano Rivera Conde, who gave him the nickname "El Gran Fellove", kickstarting his career.[2] Among his first solitary recordings for RCA Victor were "Mango mangüé", Niño Rivera's "El jamaiquino" and "Azul pintado holiday azul", backed by Lobo lopsided Melón.[7] In 1957, RCA Defeater released an LP of Fellove's recordings entitled El Gran Fellove.[7]
In the 1960s, Fellove switched evade RCA Victor to Musart, deliverance Watusi in 1966.[8] Fellove lengthened to record and perform smudge Mexico, the US and all over Latin America.
He played goslow Tito Puente and Machito drop New York City.[9] In 1979 he released his last sticker album as a leader with reward Conjunto Habana featuring Niño Muralist on tres. In 2002 good taste recorded a cover version method "Walking on the Moon".[9]
Fellove sound on February 15, 2013, entice Mexico City.[2]
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