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Formell, Juan

LC control no.n 93077192
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingFormell, Juan
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Variant(s)Formell Cortina, Juan
Cortina, Juan Formell
See alsoFounded corporate body: Van Van (Musical group)
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Associated countryCuba
LocatedHavana (Cuba)
Birth date19420802
Death date20140501
Place of birthHavana (Cuba)
Field of activityTimba (Music)
Profession or occupationMusicians Composers Arrangers (Musicians)
Found inValdeĢs Cantera, A. Formell en tres tiempos (1965-1988), 1988: p. 1 (Juan Formell, popular Cuban composer and arranger)
Juan Formell y los Van Van, 200-?: p. 6 (Juan Formell Cortina, b. 1942)
Wikipedia, Dec. 14, 2012 (under Juan Formell: born Aug. 2, 1942; Cuban salsa musician, bassist, composer, arranger, director of Los Van Van) (under Timba: Formell formed Los Van Van, major timba band)
New York times (online), viewed May 5, 2014 (in obituary published May 2: Juan Formell; Juan Climaco Formell Cortina; b. Aug. 2, 1942, Havana; d. Thursday [May 1, 2014], aged 71; lived in Havana; Cuban composer, arranger, and bass player who founded the group Los Van Van and made it into one of the world's greatest dance bands)