Joan Soriano

Joan Soriano is a Dominican bachata singer and guitarist from the Dominican Republic. His style is a blend of modern with traditional bachata. Since the 1980s, Joan's guitar and arrangements have graced many hit bachatas by other artists, and since 2008, he has begun to make a name for himself internationally.[1]

Joan Soriano
Birth nameJuan Bienvenido Severino Soriano
Born (1972-02-23) February 23, 1972
Monte Plata, Dominican Republic
GenresBachata, Latin
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, performance artist
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1982–present
LabelsiASO Records
Websitewww.iasorecords.com/artists/joan-soriano

Early life

Soriano was born the seventh of fifteen children. "Born in the rural countryside near Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, Joan Soriano fashioned his first guitar from a tin can and fishing line and has never looked back."[2] Soriano's guitar playing has the clean, feathery sound typical of bachata music. After Soriano mastered the style, he went into Santo Domingo and started working as a session musician.[3]

Career

El Duque de la Bachata and La Familia Soriano were recorded live in Santo Domingo and NYC studios by iASO producer Benjamin de Menil.[4] The album El Duque de la Bachata won the best World Beat Album of 2011 at the Indie Acoustic Project awards.[4]

Discography
  • Ladrona de Amor (2018)[5]
  • Me decidi (2015)
  • La Familia Soriano (2012)
  • El Duque de la Bachata (2010)
  • Rough Guide to Bachata (2006)
  • Afro Bachata (2005)
  • Vocales de amor (1998)
  • Joan Soriano aka El Duque en Pampers (1995)

Filmography
  • The Duke of Bachata (2009)[6]
  • Santo Domingo Blues (2005)
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gollark: You're stereotyping in some vaguely rude way with ~0 empirical data to back it up.
gollark: I suspect you're ridiculously overgeneralizing and/or, er, what's the word, patronising? a bunch of people.

References
  1. "Joan Soriano: The Duke Of Bachata". NPR Music. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  2. "Joan Soriano". iasorecords.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. "Joan Soriano: The Duke Of Bachata". NPR.org. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. "Joan Soriano". The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. Soriano, Joan. "The story behind my latest album…". Joan Soriano y su Banda. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. "Legends of Bachata Documentary Feature". bachatamovie.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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