Juan Francisco García

Juan Francisco García (born June 16, 1892 - November 18, 1974) was a Dominican merengue composer. He was one of several merengue musicians who sought to promote the genre in the early 20th century, along with Juan Espínola and Julio Alberto Hernández. Garcia was an educated musician who brought merengue to the upper-class of the country.

Birth and Death Data: Born Santiago de los Caballeros, Died November 18, 1974 (Santo Domingo)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-63143 10-in. 9/18/1930 El espejo Eduardo Brito Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor XVE-255 10-in. 3/24/1927 El espejo Irving Decker ; Victor Rodríguez Violin and piano duet composer  
Gramophone 0J1212 10-in. before December 1934 Noche de luna Carmen Navascués ; Juan Roldán Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "García, Juan Francisco," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108771.

García, Juan Francisco. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108771.

"García, Juan Francisco." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108771

External Sources

Wikipedia: Juan Francisco García (composer)

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: García, Juan Francisco, 1892-1974 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89005554

Wikidata: Juan Francisco García (composer) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1710467

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/6947729

Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/249382 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/249382

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