Puerto Plata (musician)
José Cobles (August 4, 1923 – January 4, 2020), better known by his nickname of Puerto Plata, was a
Biography
Plata was born in the resort town of
Under the dictatorship of
Puerto Plata gives one of the few surviving examples of the style of music played in the Trujillo period - before Dominican guitar music evolved into bachata. Compared to modern bachateros, Puerto Plata's style, while strongly Dominican, is closer to that of contemporary Cuban masters like
Puerto Plata's band is made up of some of the Dominican Republic's finest musicians, including virtuoso guitar legends Edilio Paredes and Frank Mendez.
Mujer de Cabaret, Puerto Plata first internationally distributed album, was released by iASO Records in September 2007 to much critical acclaim including glowing reviews in the New York Times and France's Liberation. Puerto Plata's followup, "Casita de Campo", was selected by National Geographic as one of the ten best albums of 2009.
Puerto Plata performed at festivals and performing arts centers throughout the United States and Canada, including
He died in January 2020 at the age of 96.[1]
References
- David Wayne (2007). "Puerto Plata". iASO Records.
- Deborah Pacini Hernandez (1994). Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music. Temple University Press. ISBN 1-56639-300-0.
- Banning Eyre (2007). "A Dominican Guitar Legend's Historic Debut". National Public Radio.
- Matthew Lurie (2007). "No man is an island". Chicago: Time Out Chicago.[permanent dead link]
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