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Singer / Composer of Latin, Folk and World
Puerto Rican singer. He was known as a comical composer who possessed an distinctive deep jíbaro voice. One of the most distinctive jíbaro singers in Puerto Rican music, he was born in the town of Rincon. He recorded four records on the Ansonia label and several LPs for La Flor Records Co., among others. According to the folklorist José Gumersindo Torres, his most popular hit was El Jíbaro Terminao (The Finely-Finished Jíbaro) as well as other funny pieces that he left behind in his jíbaro voice. Carrero made very few public performances. He revealed in 1976, while in New York, that he hadn't sung in public since 1956.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Tierra Adentro (Mountain Music) | El Gallito De Manati / Baltazar Carrero / Moralito / Ramito | 1975 | Album |
Me Case Con Una Sorda / Un Jibaro Americano | Baltazar Carrero ,Con Nieves Quintero Y Su Conjunto | Album | |
Saludos De Navidad | La Calandria Y Baltazar Carrero | Album | |
Musica Navideña | Chuíto El De Cayey, Miguel Angel Figueroa, Modesto Rosario, Moralito, Baltazar Carrero | Album | |
Los Cupones | Baltazar Carrero, Nieves Quintero Y Su Conjunto, Cuerdas De Oro Del Caribe | Album | |
El Ron Y La Gasolina | Baltazar Carrero | Album | |
Se Equivoco / El Embrollao | Baltazar Carrero | Album |