Armando Orefiche

Armando Oréfiche (Havana, Cuba 5 June 1911 – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, December 2000) was a Cuban composer and pianist in the mid-20th century.

Oréfiche was one of many artists who played with the Lecuona Cuban Boys between 1935 and 1938.

Oréfiche led the Armando Oréfiche and his Havana Cuban Boys band, a ballroom rumba band, until the 1980s when they dissolved. Oréfiche subsequently took a position as pianist at the five-star Hotel Reina Isabel of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 5, 1911 (La Víbora), Died November 24, 2000 (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, arranger, leader, piano, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 26-44 of 44 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) CL5705 10-in. 4/20/1936 Rumba azul Lecuona Cuban Boys ; Alberto Rabagliati Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5706 10-in. 4/20/1936 Cafunga Antonio Bruguera ; Lecuona Cuban Boys Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5863 10-in. 9/29/1936 Hindou Lecuona Cuban Boys ; Alberto Rabagliati Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5864 10-in. 9/29/1936 Dime adiós Lecuona Cuban Boys ; Alberto Rabagliati Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5866 10-in. 9/29/1936 Anacaona Lecuona Cuban Boys ; Alberto Rabagliati Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5973 10-in. 12/1/1936 Mayari Josephine Baker ; Lecuona Cuban Boys Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5974 10-in. 12/1/1936 La conga Blicoti Josephine Baker ; Lecuona Cuban Boys Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL6151 10-in. 4/15/1937 Rumba blanca Antonio Bruguera ; Lecuona Cuban Boys ; Alberto Rabagliati Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL6466 10-in. 11/23/1937 Maria la o Lecuona Cuban Boys ; Alberto Rabagliati Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo arranger  
Columbia (U.K.) CL6467 10-in. 11/23/1937 Noche de Biarritz Lecuona Cuban Boys ; Alberto Rabagliati Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia (U.K.) CL6468 10-in. 11/23/1937 La rumbita Agustín Brugueras ; Lecuona Cuban Boys Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8472 10-in. 11/18/1947 La Don Juan Havana Cuban Boys ; Armando Orefiche ; Peggy Walsh Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer, lyricist, leader  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8473 10-in. 11/18/1947 Drume negrita Havana Cuban Boys ; Armando Orefiche ; Chiquito Orefiche Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo leader  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8474 10-in. 11/18/1947 Señorita Chi-Chi Rey Alvarado ; Havana Cuban Boys ; Armando Orefiche Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo leader, composer, lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8482 10-in. 12/16/1947 Don Chimbilico Havana Cuban Boys ; Armando Orefiche ; Chiquito Orefiche Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo leader, composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8484 10-in. 12/16/1947 Micamagüey Rey Alvarado ; Havana Cuban Boys ; Armando Orefiche Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo leader, composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8487 10-in. 12/18/1947 Cho-Cho Havana Cuban Boys ; Armando Orefiche ; Peggy Walsh Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8488 10-in. 12/18/1947 Karabali Rey Alvarado ; Havana Cuban Boys ; Armando Orefiche ; Peggy Walsh Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet leader, arranger  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8489 10-in. 12/18/1947 Me estoy enamorandodeti Havana Cuban Boys ; Armando Orefiche ; Peggy Walsh Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo leader, composer  
(Results 26-44 of 44 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Orefiche, Armando," accessed May 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112697.

Orefiche, Armando. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112697.

"Orefiche, Armando." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 May 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112697

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