Eladio Romero Santos was a
Dominican musician.
Originally from Cenoví, a town outside of
San Francisco de Macorís
San Francisco de Macorís is a city in the Dominican Republic located in the northeast portion of the island, in the Cibao region. It is the capital of the Duarte Province, and the sixth most populated city in the country. The name ''San Franci ...
, Santos' career spans over forty years. Santos started recording ''
bachata'' in 1966 with his first song "Tomando En Tu Mesa". Since he performed mostly in country social clubs and for patron saints' festivals, he was not marginalized as were many of his fellow ''bachateros''. Santos' style was much simpler and more straightforward than that of other guitarists such as
Edilio Paredes
Originally from the small country town of La Galana, near San Francisco de Macoris, Edilio Paredes is one of the most influential figures in the development of the Dominican music tradition of bachata. In a career now spanning over 40 years, Edili ...
; it was also rhythmic and danceable. He contracted
arthritis
Arthritis is a term often used to mean any disorder that affects joints. Symptoms generally include joint pain and stiffness. Other symptoms may include redness, warmth, swelling, and decreased range of motion of the affected joints. In som ...
in 1995 and was forced to stop playing the guitar. After 1995, he only performed as a singer. Romero Santos retired in 1998. He died three years later, in 2001, of lung cancer. his sister Leonilda Alejo moved to the United States and made some very popular songs such as Mamita and sera porque soy pobre. she currently now lives in the United states and has quit her music career.
Discography
* El Creador (1970)
* El Zumbador (1970)
* La Muerte de Mi Hermano (1970)
* La Muñeca (1970)
* Las Bailadoras (1970)
* La Madrugadora (1978)
* La Viuda (1979)
* La Mujer Policía (1980)
* El Sabor de Mi Guitarra (1980)
* Eladio Romero Santos (1981)
* Eladio Romero Santos Presenta a Francisco Ulloa y el Conjunto San Rafael (with
Francisco Ulloa) (1981)
* Muchacha Dominicana (1988)
* 15 Éxitos (1990)
* Éxitos Vol. 2 (1990)
Relevance
Santos is specially remembered because he developed an innovative way to perform the merengue with guitars, in opposition to the traditional way of the ''conjunto tipico'' or the ''combos''(another popular urban style of orchestra).
External links
Eladio Romero Santos: Pioneer of bachata and guitar merengueProfile at Bachata Republic
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1937 births
2001 deaths
Bachata musicians
Merengue musicians
Dominican Republic guitarists
20th-century Dominican Republic male singers
20th-century guitarists