Johnny Ventura

Johnny Ventura ( Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, born March 8, 1940 in Santo Domingo ) is a Dominican singer, who is best known as Merenguemusiker.

Ventura had his first radio performances at the age of sixteen. He was a prize winner in the competition busca una estrella La TV and other Nachwuchwettbewerben and studied at the Music School of La Voz Dominicana singing. In 1959, he took the name Johnny Ventura. He has performed with the Orchestra of Rondon Votau and in 1961 a member of the group of percussionist Donald Wild.

In 1962 he sang with Combo Caribe of Luis Pérez, and took with her ​​own composition Cuidado con el cuabero and La agarradera Pérez and later his first LP. 1963 took him Papa Molina as a singer and Güireaspieler in the Super Orquesta San José, with which he accompanied in his two years of affiliation musicians like Vinicio Franco and Grecia Aquino.

In 1964 he founded the Combo Show, with whom he recorded three LPs the following year. He traveled with the group by the U.S., Puerto Rico, Colombia and Curacao. With the title La muerte de Martín combo won their first gold record with singer Luis Martí.

Ventura became famous in Latin America, with songs like Patacón pisao, María, El Elevador, Con Mi Comadre, Oye Capullo and El Negrito es el único tuyo. Duet recordings were made, inter alia, with Celia Cruz, Willy Chirino, Millie Quezada, Rolando Laserie, María Díaz, Andy Montañez, Armando Manzanero, Daniela Romo, Wilfrido Vargas and Víctor Víctor. Overall, Ventura took on more than 100 albums. His son Jandy Ventura is known as a singer.

In addition, Ventura is also politically active. He was a member of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano 1962 and is one of its vice-presidents. He is also a Member of Parliament and mayor of Santo Domingo.

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  • El Tren de Yaguaramas - Johnny Ventura
  • Discography at Allmusic
  • Man
  • Born in 1940
  • Dominicans ( national )
  • Singer
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