Billo Frómeta
Dominican orchestra conductor, arranger and composer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luis María Frómeta Pereyra most known as Billo Frómeta (15 November 1915, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – 5 May 1988, Caracas, Venezuela) was a Dominican orchestra conductor, arranger and composer.
Billo's compositions achieve international fame, and those dedicated to Caracas, where he married several times and raised a family, made him the most beloved of composers. He always included Dominican Merengue and mangulinas in his recordings.
Billo Frómeta | |
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Born | Luis María Frómeta Pereyra (1915-11-15)November 15, 1915 |
Died | May 5, 1988(1988-05-05) (aged 72) |
Billo Frómeta with his group, Billo’s Caracas Boys. He was a great entertainer for Dominican musicians who visited Caracas such as Johnny Ventura and Wilfrido Vargas. Besides the merengue, the joropo was his great passion. Likewise, he was considered the most animated interpreter of Colombian cumbia, for which he was honored.