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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.
Jun 1, 2023 · Singer-songwriter Juan Carlos Formell was born into Cuban music royalty but forged his own path. He was the bassist for Los Van Van, one of the most influential bands from post-Revolution Cuba...
May 3, 2014 · Juan Formell, the 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, died on Thursday. He was 71 and...
May 1, 2024 · The truth is that Juan Formell is the mastermind and architect of the unique and enjoyable Van Van style, from the very moment he founded the band on December 4, 1969, and began...
Dec 3, 2014 · Juan Formell, founder of GRAMMY-winning Cuban dance band Los Van Van, died May 1 in Havana. A cause of death was not disclosed. He was 71.
May 7, 2014 · Los Van Van leader Juan Formell, who died May 1 in Havana, often said it was the group's job to make people dance.
May 2, 2014 · HAVANA (AP) — Cuban musician Juan Formell, who for more than four decades was the driving force behind the big band salsa orchestra Los Van Van, died Thursday. He was 71. An anchor on Cuban state television said Formell passed “suddenly” but did not give a cause of death.
