Luis Días (composer)

Luis Díaz Portorreal, best known as Luis Días (June 21, 1952 – December 8, 2009), was a Dominican Republic musician, composer and performer of popular music. He was immersed in the popular music and customs of Dominican folklore. In the artistic realms he is known as “El Terror” (“The Terror”), due to his particular performance style and his overtones. He was the author of lyrics and music that fused many diverse musical styles. In some circles, Luis was considered to be the Father of Dominican Rock, due to his contributions to alternative music and his experimentation with Dominican rhythms blended with rock guitar patterns. In his fusions, Luis accomplished fusions of rock, reggae, jazz and blues with more than 40 ethnic rhythms from the Dominican Republic and Haiti, such as merengue, bachata, and mangulina, among many others. Biography The composer, guitarist and singer named Luis Díaz Portorreal was born in Bonao, Dominican Republic, on June 21, 1952. Since childhood, he felt a direct impulse to become a musician, given that his father was a Tres player, (an instrument similar to the guitar used in rural Dominican towns), and his mother was a singer of Salves. Lively melodies a