Lionel Belasco

Trinidadian-Venezuelan recording artist; calypso musician, composer, bandleader
Person human Q6555528
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Lionel Belasco

Summary

Lionel Belasco is a human[1]. He was born in Maracaibo[2]. He was born on January 1, 1881[3]. He died on January 1, 1967[4]. He worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], bandleader[7], music arranger[8], and lyricist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Maracaibo[2], Lionel Belasco…
  • Lionel Belasco's place of birth was Port of Spain[11].
  • Lionel Belasco was born on January 1, 1881[3].
  • Lionel Belasco died on January 1, 1967[4].
  • Lionel Belasco died on June 24, 1967[12].
  • Lionel Belasco held citizenship in Trinidad and Tobago[13].
  • Lionel Belasco held citizenship in British Virgin Islands[14].
  • Lionel Belasco is identified as part of the Afro Caribbeans ethnic group[15].
  • Lionel Belasco is identified as part of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews ethnic group[16].
  • Lionel Belasco is identified as part of the Sephardi Jews ethnic group[17].
  • Lionel Belasco worked as a composer[5].
  • Lionel Belasco worked as a conductor[6].
  • Lionel Belasco's professions included bandleader[7].
  • Lionel Belasco's professions included music arranger[8].
  • Lionel Belasco's professions included lyricist[9].
  • Lionel Belasco's professions included songwriter[18].
  • Lionel Belasco's field of work was music[19].
  • Lionel Belasco's field of work was piano performance[20].
  • Lionel Belasco was a member of Lionel Belasco Orchestra[21].
  • Lionel Belasco is recorded as male[22].
  • Lionel Belasco's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Lionel Belasco's Commons category is recorded as Lionel Belasco[24].
  • Lionel Belasco's family name is recorded as Belasco[25].
  • Lionel Belasco's given name is recorded as Lionel[26].
  • Lionel Belasco's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: TT[29]

  • Began / founded: 1881[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1967-06-24[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 19c9defa-1c16-495f-8b4b-694a88c32ec5[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Maracaibo[2], a city[33], in Venezuela[34], founded in 1529[35] and Port of Spain[11], a city[36], in Trinidad and Tobago[37]. Lionel Belasco was born on January 1, 1881[3]. Ethnic identities include Afro Caribbeans[15], an ethnic group[38]; Spanish and Portuguese Jews[16], a Jewish community[39], in Kingdom of Portugal[40]; and Sephardi Jews[17], an ethnic group[41], in Israel[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[5], conductor[6], bandleader[7], music arranger[8], lyricist[9], and songwriter[18]. Fields of work include music[19], a type of arts[43] and piano performance[20], a field of study[44].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1967[4] and June 24, 1967[12].

Why It Matters

Lionel Belasco ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45]

FAQs

Where was Lionel Belasco born?

Lionel Belasco was born in Maracaibo[2].

What did Lionel Belasco do for work?

Lionel Belasco worked as composer[5], conductor[6], bandleader[7], music arranger[8], and lyricist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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