Biography
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Gaiteros De Pillopo
Effective period / Period of releases: 1992
Members: Danelo Badell, Luis Briceño, Astolfo Romero, Daniel Méndez (2), Virgilio Carruyo, Adolfo Ochoa, Manolo Medina (2), Humberto Bracho, Alfredo Maldonado, Luis A. Camacho G., José Molleda (2), Alvis Reyes, Junior Alcalá, Lus Ferrebú, Miguel Parra, David González (15), Gabriel Díaz (8)
Venezuelan gaita group formed in the early 1980s, led by Astolfo Romero since he entered the group in 1983.Their first success came with "El Superior" sang by Argenis Carruyo. They were also known for their characteristic sound of beat and harmony based on the guitar, with coros and the sound of the small cowbell, used by the timbaleros to mark the beat in the cha cha.
They had many singers: Luis Escaray, Leandro Lenin Montiel, Nelson Romero, Renny Guerra, Eroy Chacín, Enrique Quiroz, Adolfo Ochoa, Eddy Méndez, Luis Germán Briceño, Astolfo David Romero, Adolfo Ochoa (from 2021), and constantly renewed the group members to be still active in the 2010s and on.