Aldemaro Romero

Aldemaro Romero was born in Valencia, Venezuela March 12, 1928. His musical studies began at a young age when he started working with his father, Rafael Romero. His career began at the age of 10 where he sang and played guitar on the radio program, La Hora Infantil. He made many moves in his younger years to Caracas to Cuba to New York and then returned to Caracas. During his travels, Romero made a name for himself in the musical world as a pianist, composer and innovator of Venezuelan music. In 1941, his first move to Caracas, he worked with a tropical band called Alfonso Larrain’s orchestra.

In 1948 he left Caracas to tour Cuba with the band and shortly after he went to New York to work for the RCA Victor record label as an arranger and piano accompanist. He began a sequel of songs called “Dinner in…” and had a different country for every part of the sequel. Romero was the creator of a new form of Venezuelan music, known as "New Wave" (Onda Nueva), derived from the joropo and influenced by Brazilian Bossa Nova. He also founded and started many orchestras, one of the most famous being the Caracas Philharmonic Orchestra; of which he was also the first conductor. In 1969 Romero received the Peace Prize of the Soviet Intellectuals, in the Moscow Cinema Festival for his soundtrack music for a film. Romero has an extensive discography including hundreds of manuscripts and scores of music from his orchestras.

Discography:

1955-Dinner In Caracas
RCA Victor (LPM-1114)

1956-Venezuelan Fiesta
RCA Victor (LPM-1203)

1956-Flight To Romance
RCA Victor (LPM-1209)

1956-Dinner In Colombia
RCA Victor (LPM-1314)

1956-Venezuela
RCA Victor (LPM-1315)

1957-Criollísima
Cymbal (LPA-1001)

1958-Sketches in Rhythm
RCA Victor (LPM-1537)

1959-El Garrasi
Cymbal (LPA-1006)

1960-Los Diablos
Cymbal (LPA-1007)

1961-La Mejor Música De Los Andes Vzlanos
Cymbal (LPEE-100)

1966-Dinner In Caracas Vol. II
RCA Victor (FPM-152)

1967-Caracas De Noche
Cymbal (LPS-5007)

1967-Maracaibo
Cymbal (LPS-5017)

1971-El Fabuloso Aldemaro y Su Onda Nueva
Discos Antor (ON-002)

1972-La Onda Nueva En México
Discos Antor (ON-004)

1972-La Onda Maxima
Discos Antor (ON-005)

1972-La Onda Brava
Discos Antor (ON-006)

1972-Presenta La Onda Nueva
CBS Columbia CS-9396

1974-Toma Lo Que Te Ofrecí
CBS Columbia DCS-6038

1974-Charlie Byrd/A. Romero - The New Wave
CBS Columbia

1974-Aldemaro Romero And His Onda Nueva
CBS Columbia

1975-La Onda En Ingles
CBS Columbia CS-10089

1975-Caracas Dama Antañona
Círculo Musical

1976-Istituto Italo-Latino Americano/Roma
IILA

1976-Y Su Onda Nueva - Instrumental
Velvet

1976-Una Por Una
Palacio

1990-Valses Venezolanos
Fonográfica Gilmar

1992-Almendra / Aldemaro Romero en Cuba
RCA International

1993-Dinner in Caracas
RCA International

1993-Dinner in Colombia
RCA International

1994-Onda Nueva Vocal
ANS

1994-Onda Nueva Instrumental
ANS

1995-El Disco de Oro de...
Fonográfica Gilmar

1996-Música Venezolana
Producciones León

1996-Serie Dinners Vol. 2 Quinta Anauco
Producciones León

1996-A Un Solo Tiempo
Producciones León

1996-Onda Nueva Vocal Vol. 1
Producciones León

1997-Venezuela Espectacular
Producciones León

1998-Suites - Fuga Con Pajarillo
Producciones León

1999-Lo Mejor De Lo Mejor
BMG-Ariola

2000-Dinner in Caracas Vol. 1
Lideres/Rodven

2001-Brisa Brasileña
Sony Music (Japan)

2001-Onda Nueva Vocal Vol. 2
Producciones León

2001-El Fabuloso Aldemaro y Su Onda Nueva
Sonograma

2001-La Onda Máxima
Sonograma

2001-La Onda Brava
Sonograma

2001-La Onda Nueva en México
Sonograma

2004-16 Exitos de Aldemaro Romero (Lo Máximo)
Sonográfica

2007-40 Años 40 Exitos
Velvet

Works Cited:
http://merrick.library.miami.edu/specialCollections/asm0038/
http://sincopa.com/ethnic/artists1/aldemaro_romero.htm

Images:

Jazz Archeve website:
http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/aldemaro-romero.aspx
http://blackgemrecords.com/gallery/v/solditems/Romero_+Aldemaro+_Dinner+In+Caracas_.jpg.html
http://www.buenamusica.com/aldemaro-romero/album/40-anos-40-exitos