Arturo Somohano

Arturo Somohano Portela (September 1, 1910 – March 23, 1977) was a musical composer and director of the San Juan Symphony Orchestra, which is now named after him.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 1, 1910 (San Juan), Died March 23, 1977 (San Juan)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PR-4[b] 10-in. before 12/26/1939 Bembeteo na' mas José Luis Monero ; Rafael Muñoz ; Orquesta del Escambrón Beach Club Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor PR-7[c] 10-in. before 10/16/1940 Puerto Rico rumbamba Puerto Rican performer(s) (unidentified; Victor Records) Unknown composer  
Victor PR-140 10-in. before 3/31/1941 Puerto Rico rumbamba Víctor Luis Miranda ; Rafael Muñoz ; Orquesta del Escambrón Beach Club Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor PR-333 10-in. before 11/16/1945 Adiós Trío Vegabajeño Male vocal trio composer  
Columbia CO20719 10-in. 2/23/1937 General Franco Tito Coral Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Somohano, Arturo," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105980.

Somohano, Arturo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105980.

"Somohano, Arturo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105980

External Sources

Wikipedia: Arturo Somohano

IMDb: Arturo Somohano

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Somohano, Arturo, 1910-1977 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88616273

Wikidata: Arturo Somohano - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4801793

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/16340869

MusicBrainz: Arturo Somohano - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cc34dee7-7c2c-427a-9b34-aaf2265ac5f3

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/224938

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