| LC control no. | n 92007791 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Rivera, Ismael, 1931-1987 |
| Variant(s) | Rivera, Maelo, 1931-1987 Maelo, 1931-1987 Sonero Mayor, 1931-1987 Amariles, Ismael Rivera, 1931-1987 |
| Associated country | Puerto Rico |
| Birth date | 1931 |
| Death date | 1987 |
| Place of birth | Loíza Aldea (P.R.) |
| Place of death | Puerto Rico |
| Affiliation | Cortijo y Su Combo (Musical group) Ismael Rivera y Sus Cachimbos (Musical Group) |
| Profession or occupation | Musicians Singers Composers Arrangers (Musicians) |
| Found in | Pagano, C. Ismael Rivera, 1987: t.p. (Ismael Rivera) p. 1 (b. in Loiza Aldea 10/9/1931?) p. 47, etc. (d. May 1987; sometimes called Maelo) Rivera, I. El Sonero Mayor [SR] p1999: label (Ismael Rivera; El Sonero Mayor) insert (Maelo "El Sonero Mayor"; b. Ismael Rivera Amariles in Santurce, P.R.; conguereo-singer; christened "El Sonero Mayor" by Beny Moré; acted in a couple of films) All music guide WWW homepage, Sept. 1, 2000 (Ismael Rivera; "El Sonero Mayor", "Maelo"; b. Oct. 5, 1931 in Santurce, P.R.; active 1990s; genre: jazz; style: Latin, salsa; Maelo; genre: Latin; style: tropical, salsa) All music guide WWW site, Sept. 22, 2010 (Ismael Rivera (El Sonero Mayor "Maelo"); b. Oct. 5, 1931, Santurce, P.R., d. May 13, 1987, Santurce) Wikipedia, Sept. 22, 2010 (Ismael Rivera; Ismael "Maelo" Rivera; b. Oct. 5, 1931, Santurce, P.R., d. May 13, 1987; Puerto Rican composer and singer of salsa music; also known as Maelo, El Sonero Mayor) Fundación Ismael Rivera WWW site, Sept. 22, 2010 (Ismael Rivera; b. Oct. 5, 1931, d. May 13, 1987) Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed March 28, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Rivera, Ismael; El Sonero Mayor; musician, singer, composer, arranger; born 1931 in Loiza Aldea, Puerto Rico; he and Rafael Cortijo formed "Cortijo y Su Combo" which played Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms, based in Santurce, Puerto Rico (1954); influenced the development of Caribbean musical styles (1950s-1960s); started his own group "Ismael Rivera y Sus Cachimbos" (1971); studied and promoted black culture in Puerto Rico; advocated the creation of Afro-Puerto Rican culture museum in San Juan; died 1987 in Puerto Rico) |
| Invalid LCCN | no 98019645 |
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