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Dominican Merengue Star Johnny Ventura Dies At 81
The popular Dominican merengue musician Johnny Ventura has died. According to Dominican news media, the 81-year-old musician died after a sudden heart attack in his home country on Wednesday. The news was later confirmed by Ventura's son on social media.
Ventura started life as Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, and became well-known as El Caballo Mayor, as both his husky voice and the very danceable, Afro-Caribbean style of his chosen music became popular across Latin America.
Starting in the 1960s, Ventura had a string of hits that became classics ("Patacon Pisao," "Pitaste," "Merenguero Hasta La Tumbadora") and also transformed merengue from a folk music to an international sensation. He further modernized the music by adding complex horn arrangements and even elements of rock and roll, which became a useful canvas for Ventura's elaborate stage choreography and musical arrangements.
Just before his death, Ventura had posted about
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Johnny Ventura, a merengue star known as “El Caballo Mayor” whose hits include “Patacón Pisao” and “Capullo y sorullo,” died Wednesday in his native Dominican Republic. He was 81 years old.
The Dominican Ministry of Culture regretted on Twitter the death of the Latin Grammy-winning musician: “We join the pain that overwhelms his family in these difficult times. His legacy will live forever in his songs and Dominican culture. "
According to press reports, Ventura began to feel discomfort in a restaurant and was transferred to a clinic. His son did not immediately return messages from the AP seeking information.
Just on Wednesday a video was published on his Facebook page in which he appeared dancing among a crowd with the caption: "I miss the human warmth of my audience, we are going to protect ourselves to return to normal soon."
Singer, songwriter, bandleader and arranger, Ventura was the creator of songs that also include "¿Pitaste?" and "Merengue
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Beloved Merengue Legend Johnny Ventura Dead at 81
Johnny Ventura, the famed merengue pioneer and former mayor of Santo Domingo, died onsdag på engelska at the age of 81 in the Dominican Republic. His son, Jandy Ventura, confirmed to CNN that he died after suffering a heart attack.
Ventura, whose real name was Juan dem Dios Ventura Soriano, was known for his showmanship and for pioneering styles of merengue and salsa. He was born in Santo Domingo and began singing as a teenager. When he was 16, he entered a local talent show contest on television called La Voz de la Alegria and came in first place. Later, he competed on the TV show La TV Busca Una Estrella and also won first place, securing a scholarship to study music and singing through the state-owned TV and radio network La Voz Dominicana (now Corporación Estatal dem Radio y Televisión).
Starting in the early Sixties, a young Ventura sang in different bands and gained recognition throughout Santo Domingo. He joined