Alberto Amancio Beltrán (Palo Blanco, La Romana, 5 May 1923 -

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, 2 February 1997) was a Dominican singer, known as "El Negrito del Batey", after his first signature tune. He mainly sang in the genres of

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, merengue, and

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. After recording in the Dominican Republic with René Hernandez' orchestra, he moved to New York City in 1961 to work with

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Discography

*''El Negrito Del Batey'' Alberto Beltrán, Conjunto Casino - Panart 1958 *''Regresa'' Seeco Records 1960 *''Caliente y Sabroso'' Alberto Beltrán con Daniel Santos y Bienvenido Granda - Tropical 1960 *''En Viaje'' Tropical TRLP-5088 1960 *''Nuevo Triunfo'' Alberto Beltrán con René Hernandez y Su Orquesta* - Seeco Records 1961 *''El Único'' Alberto Beltrán con

y Otros - Tropical 1961 *''La Voz Del Caribe'', Musart DM 1138 1965 *''Quiero Saber'' Tropical 1966 *''Canta Sus Mejores Exitos'' Alberto Beltrán con

- Seeco Records 1970 *''Merengues Con Mariachi'' Alberto Beltrán Con El Mariachi México de Pepe Villa* Discos Gas G-4084 1973Billboard - 15 Sep 1973 - Page 19

References

1923 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Dominican Republic male singers {{Caribbean-singer-stub