Bebu Silvetti

Bebu Silvetti (27 March 1944 — 5 July 2003) was an Argentine pianist, composer, arranger and record producer best known for the 1977 instrumental disco hit "Spring Rain".

Biography

Bebu Silvetti was born in Quilmes and started his piano education at the age of six. During his teenage years he formed his own jazz quartet and a few other musical groups. At 21 Bebu left Argentina to go to Spain where he stayed a few years working as a pianist at some of the most popular jazz clubs of the time. In the early 1970s he moved to Mexico and started arranging and composing. Upon his return to Spain some years later, he recorded his first album, which contained his hit offering, "Spring Rain". Other albums followed. Silvetti returned to Mexico in the late 1970s, he continued arranging, composing and producing mostly for other artists.

During his long and prolific career, he produced, arranged, and composed for a wide variety of Latin and international artists, including Plácido Domingo, Luis Miguel, Paul Anka, Engelbert Humperdinck, Vicki Car, Roberto Carlos (singer), Rocio Durcal, Rocio Jurado, Jerry Rivera, Tamara, Los Kjarkas, Paul Anka, Daniela Romo, Armando Manzanero, Jose Luis Perales, Daniel Barenboim, Nazareno Andorno^[1], Juan Gabriel, Magie Carles, Los Nocheros, Marco Antonio Solís, Ricardo Montaner, Paloma San Basilio, and Raul di Blasio.

Bebu was the recipient of the Grammy, Billboard and many other awards throughout his lifetime.

Bebu Silvetti died in Miami, Florida at the age of 59 from respiratory failure caused by complications from his lung cancer treatment.

His hit track "Spring Rain" was remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA for the Japanese music game beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD. The song name was changed to "Spring Rain (Lluvia de Primavera)" to signify the remix.

"Spring Rain" is sampled throughout the title track of Negativland's album Helter Stupid album.

Denki Groove's song "Shangri-La (Y.Sunahara 2009 Remodel)," the ending theme of the 2009 anime series Kūchū Buranko, is based around looped samples of "Spring Rain." Silvetti is credited as a co-writer of the song.

Discography

• Lluvia de primavera (as Bebu Silvetti) (1994)
• World without Words (as Silvetti) (1976)
• Concert from the Stars (as Silvetti)
• Íntimos (Armando Manzanero and Bebu Silvetti) (2003)
• Boleros eternos (Carlos Greco and Bebu Silvetti) (2006)

References

• Rother, Larry (August 18, 1996). "Miami, the Hollywood of Latin America." New York Times. Accessed February 7, 2010.

External links

• Discography at Billboard.com