Blas Durán (3 February 1941 – 28 March 2023)[1] was a Dominican singer. Durán first became known through the song "Clavelito" (1970), but is best known for the introduction of electric guitar into bachata music with his 1986 bachata-merengue "Consejo a las mujeres".[2][3][4]
↑ Eunice Rojas, Lindsay Michie Sounds of Resistance: The Role of Music in Multicultural Activism 2013 0313398062 "Other political songs like Blas Durán's “Ojo pela'o” (Keep an Eye Peeled) are less overt. "
↑ Julie A. Sellers Bachata and Dominican Identity / La bachata y la identidad dominicana 2014 0786476737 Santos, along with Julio Ángel and Blas Durán, became the favorites of this lucrative style of bachata. ... Singer Blas Durán started his career singing bachata boleros, but he became better known for his double entendre bachatas and ..."
↑ Julie A. Sellers The Modern Bachateros: 27 Interviews - 2017 -p.8 078649882X ... Antony santos, and Raulín Rodríguez — built on Blas Durán's earlier innovations of incorporating an electric guitar "
