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Juan Formell
Cuba
Juan Formell is credited on 501 releases across 139 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
501
Pressings credited
139
Albums
7
Decades active
8
In collections
Biography
Juan Climaco Formell Cortina (2 August 1942 – 1 May 2014) was a Cuban bassist, composer, and arranger, best known as the director of Los Van Van. He was a creator of popular danceable music and credited with bringing electronic instrumentation into the Cuban musical form. His full name was Juan Clímaco (John Climacus) Formell Cortina. His professional activity started in 1957 as musician of cabaret orchestras, radio and television. In 1959 he worked as bassist of Musical Band of Revolutionary Police. He died of liver disease at the age of 71 in 2014.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
501 releases · 139 albums · active 1968–2026
- Performance · 1,096
- Other credits · 265
- Production · 87
- Mastering · 4
- Engineering · 4
Studios: Estudios EGREM · Feedback Recording · Olympic Studios · Roundhouse Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Los Van Van
- Orquesta Los Van Van
- Omara Portuondo
- Issac Delgado
- Rubén Blades
- Juan Formel
- Elena Burke
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