Luis Días (musician)
Luis "Terror" Días (born June 21, 1952 in Bonao , † December 8, 2009 in Santo Domingo ; actually Luis Díaz Portorreal ) was a Dominican rock and jazz musician.
Díaz had music lessons from Juan Zorrilla and Tatán Jiménez and founded his first band Los Chonnys when he was sixteen . In 1972 he became the guitarist of the group Convite , which collected and played folk music of the Dominican Republic and was active in the resistance against President Joaquín Balaguer . The song Obrero acepta mi mano , composed by Díaz, became the official theme of the Siete Días con el Pueblo festival .
After Convite broke up in 1978, Díaz founded the Madora group , which fused Antilles folklore with jazz. From 1980 to 1982 he lived in New York, where he held workshops on the Dominican Republic and was influenced by heavy metal .
After his return he founded the group Transporte Urbano , the first Dominican rock band, with guitarist Juan Francisco Ordóñez . Since 1999 he has led the band La Victoria . In addition to his own albums, he also made recordings with Sergio Vargas , Wilfrido Vargas , Sonia Silvestre , Rafael Solano , Alex Bueno , Fernando Villalona , Marc Anthony and others.
Discography
- Luis Terror Díaz , 1984
- Convite convida , 1984
- El accidente , 1998
- Luis Díaz y Transporte Urbano , 1999
- Antología , 1999
Web links
- El Tren de Yaguaramas - Luis Días
- Luis "Terror" Días, padre del rock dominicano , El País , December 12, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Días, Luis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Días, terror; Díaz Portorreal, Luis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican rock and jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bonao |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 2009 |
| Place of death | Santo Domingo |