Bullumba Landestoy
Rafael Bullumba Landestoy Duluc (born August 16, 1925 or August 16, 1924 in La Romana , † July 17, 2018 in Santo Domingo ) was a Dominican pianist and composer .
Landestoy began his musical career as a pianist for the station La Voz del Yuna , for which he worked until 1951. He then worked in Mexico as a member of various music groups and performed at Tony's Club in Venezuela as the accompanist of a Cuban singer.
In the late 1950s he settled in New York and became a member of Ernesto Lecuona's Lecuona Cuban's Boys . With the group he went on a South American tour with performances in Argentina, Uruguay and Peru. In 1962 he worked as a pianist in La Concha. He then entered the Benedictine monastery of San Antonio Abad as a lay brother . Here he taught piano, guitar and composition for seven years and composed piano and guitar pieces. In 1977 he returned to New York, where he performed at Café San Martín until 1993 .
Landestoys became known as the composer of Boleros . Musicians like Daniel Santos , Toña la Negra , Panchito Riset , Alberto Beltrán and the singer Lupita Palomera interpreted his compositions. Singers such as Celia Cruz , Carmen Delia Dipiní and Eva Garza recorded his tracks on records. In 1981 Fausto Rey sang the title Carita de ángel on the album Homenaje a la Canción Romántica Dominicana . Rhina Ramírez recorded the title Amor tu amor on her LP Rhina en México (1999) . In 1995 María de Fátima Geraldes recorded a CD with piano compositions from Landestoys.
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- El Tren de Yaguaramas - Bullumba Landestoy
- DiarioLibre - Bullumba Landestoy: el ángel de sus canciones
Individual evidence
- ↑ Muere el pianista y dominicano Rafael 'Bullumba' Landestoy , accessed on July 19, 2018
- ↑ Rafael “Bullumba” Landestoy, adiós a un inmortal de la música ( Memento of the original from July 20, 2018 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 20, 2018
- ↑ Bullumba Landestoy celebró sus 93 años , accessed on July 26, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Landestoy, Bullumba |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Landestoy Duluc, Rafael Bullumba |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1924 or August 16, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Romana |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th July 2018 |
| Place of death | Santo Domingo |