Bienvenido Fabian (March 20, 1920 – November 23, 2000) was a composer from the

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during the era of the dictator

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. Don Fabian composed famous ballads and

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such as "Dos Alma" and "Tuya, Y Mas Que Tuya" made famous by the combo orchestra La

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and

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throughout the 1950s and 1970s. Many compare the collaboration of the group La Sonora Matancera & Celia Cruz with Fabian to the likes of the

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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

References

* Biblioteca Nacional de Espana {{DEFAULTSORT:Fabian, Bienvenido 1920 births 2000 deaths 20th-century composers Dominican Republic composers People from San Pedro de Macorís