Don Fabian

Don Fabian (born Domingo Fabiano) was an Argentine Bolero composer, pianist and orchestra conductor.

Born in Cordoba, Argentina to Isabel Monferrato, daughter to an Italian musician, he learned music on his mother's piano. At a very early age he started playing live music for silent films in cinemas. Later he joined the "Los Diablos Rojos" orchestra conducted by Vicente Saturnini. Don Fabian used to perform at the old Eden Hotel in La Falda (a town located in the Cordoba mountains). At the age of 24 he left Cordoba and relocated to Buenos Aires where he began composing music for Jazz, Tango and Pop music ballads.

He then formed his first orchestra "Don Fabian y su Trio Vocal" which gained great success in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He also conducted the "Radio El Mundo" resident orchestra from 1946 to 1955. He wrote some of the most popular Bolero songs and ballads including "Corazón de Dios", "Cobardia", "Cumbia que vas de ronda" and "Dos almas".

Birth and Death Data: Died 2001

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1948

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BAVE-039526 10-in. before 11/25/1940 Amorcito Ricardo Cabrera ; Marimba "Alma Salvadoreña" Marimba band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BAVE-082151 10-in. before 9/30/1948 Corazón de Díos Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta George Andreani Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BAVE-083863 10-in. before 11/5/1948 Para mi nomás Mario Clavell ; Grupo Vieri Fidanzini Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-090721 10-in. before 4/19/1948 Cobardia Chela Campos ; Orquesta Miguel Angel Pazos Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fabian, Don," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203064.

Fabian, Don. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203064.

"Fabian, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203064

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