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Luis Kalaff (October 11, 1916-July 2, 2010 was a Dominican singer and guitarist.

His father, Juan Kalaf, was of Lebanese origins. His mother was Bernavelina Perez.

He joined the band "Los Alegeres Dominicanos" and at some time traveled to the United States. Through a contract with Peer International Corp. he had joined an American record label. Ballroom Dance Magazine described him as being proficient in merengue music. Deborah Pancini Hernández, author of Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music, described him as "popular".

In 1958 he moved to New York City.

Kalaff used boogaloo and merengue as influences in his work. Other artists like Celia Cruz and Julio Iglesias began playing songs written by Kalaff. The Dominican Studies Institute of City University of New York stated that Kalaff "popularized típico merengue in New York during the 1950s". In 2000, Kalaff was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ^ "Luis Kalaf Pérez was a..." City University of New York Dominican Studies Institute. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2024-09-21 – via Facebook.
  2. Ramos, Jorge (2016-07-03). "A seis años de la partida de Luis Kalaff". Hoy [es]. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  3. Ballroom Dance Magazine Volume 1. 1960. p. 21 – via Google Books.
  4. Hernandez, Deborah Pancini (1995). Bachata A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music. Temple University Press. p. 57. ISBN 9781566393003.
  5. ^ "Narrative: 1960s: The Birth of Salsa and the Rise of a U.S. Dominican Mentality". Dominican Music USA. City University of New York. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  6. "Genre Guide: Merengue". Dominican Music USA. City University of New York. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  7. "International Latin Music Hall of Fame Announces Year 2000 Inductees". 1 March 2000. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

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