Francisco Fellové
| Francisco Fellove | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Francisco Fellove Valdés |
| Also known as | El Gran Fellove |
| Born |
October 7, 1923 Havana, Cuba |
| Died | February 15, 2013 (aged 89) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Genres | Guaracha, bolero, son cubano, cha-cha-cha |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, jeweler |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Panart, RCA Victor, Musart, Otra, Gema, Gas, Areito |
| Associated acts | Niño Rivera, Bebo Valdés, Julio Gutiérrez, Conjunto Batamba, Conjunto Habana |
Francisco Fellove Valdés (October 7, 1923 – February 15, 2013), also known as El Gran Fellove (The Great Fellove), was a Cuban songwriter and singer. A prolific composer of the feeling generation, he is well known for his particular style of scat singing known as chua chua. He is the author of the famous guaracha-pregón "Mango mangüé", recorded by Machito and Celia Cruz among others. He was the cousin of conga drummer Carlos "Patato" Valdés.
Fellove was born on October 7, 1923, in the neighbourhood of Colón, Havana, Cuba. He started his musical career as a songwriter, primarily of guarachas, but also of boleros such as "Dos caminos", which he wrote for Olga Guillot. Together with other authors of boleros, sones, canciones and guarachas, he became part of the so-called filin movement, where the descarga format began to develop. Soon, several of his guarachas became very popular, especially "Para que tú lo bailes", "Sea como sea" and "Mango mangué". The latter, which he composed when he was only 17 years old, was recorded by numerous artists including Miguelito Valdés, Machito and his Afro-Cubans featuring Charlie Parker, Celia Cruz with La Sonora Matancera, Tito Puente, and Johnny Pacheco, as well as Fellove himself. Based on the fast tempo of his guarachas, which he termed "chua chua", Fellove developed a scat singing technique together with fellow vocalist Dandy Crawford.
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