Luis Kalaff

Luis Kalaf (f) Pérez (born October 11, 1916 in Pimentel , † July 2, 2010 in Santo Domingo ) was a Dominican singer, guitarist and composer.

The son of a Lebanese immigrant began his musical career as an autodidact who performed with a guitar he made himself. In the 1930s he came to Bonao, where he formed his first band with Francisco Aquino . In 1939 he founded Los Alegres Dominicanos with Papa Molina and Bienvenido Brens . With the group he contributed, supported by the radio station La Voz del Yuna (later La Voz Dominicana ), in the 1940s and 1950s to spread Dominican folklore in the country.

From 1978 Kalaff lived in New York. He composed hundreds of merengues , mangulinas , salves , carabinés and boleros . In 1996 the Senate of the Dominican Republic awarded him the Orden de Caballero for his life's work .

Compositions

Acuérdate de mi ( Armando Vega )
Amor sin esperanza ( Celio González )
Aunque me cueste la vida ( Pedro Infante )
Cuando vuelvas conmigo ( Alberto Beltrán )
El que me robó tu amor ( Carlos Pizarro )
Estoy a tu order ( Anthony Ríos )
Me tienes que recordar ( Tito Rojas )
La Empalizá ( Julio Iglesias )
Melancolía ( Panchito Riset )
Mi Gloria ( Pedro Vargas )
Olvídate de mi ( Julito Deschamps )
Limosnero de amor (Alberto Beltrán)
Nuestro encuentro ( Fernando Villalona )
Corazón de acero ( La Sonora Santanera )
La mina ( Dioni Fernández )
La Tuerca (Fernando Villalona)
Cuando yo me muera ( Joseíto Mateo )
El colorao ( Dioni Fernández )
Son Mentiras de ella ( Elenita Santos )
Si tú no me quieres ( Casandra Damirón )

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personal data
SURNAME	Kalaff, Luis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kalaf, Luis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dominican singer, guitarist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	October 11, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH	Allspice (Provincia Duarte)
DATE OF DEATH	July 2, 2010
Place of death	Santo Domingo