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Balearic beat, also known as Balearic house, Balearic, Ibiza house or Ibizan chillout, is an eclectic blend of DJ-led dance music that emerged in the mid-1980s. [1] [2] It later became the name of a more specific style [3] of electronic dance/house music that was popular into the mid-1990s.
Alfredo Fiorito (20 April 1953 – December 2024) was an Argentine disc jockey. He has been credited as the "Father of the Balearic beat". [1]After emigrating to Spain and arriving on the Balearic island of Ibiza in September 1976, [2] Alfredo became a DJ at Amnesia, where his eclectic DJ style had a major influence on dance music's explosion on the island and beyond in the late 1980s.
Influential Ibiza club legend DJ Alfredo has died. He was 71 years old. News of his death was confirmed by Club Amnesia, where he had a residency DJing in the 1980s, on Tuesday, Dec. 24. "Dear ...
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Padilla moved to Ibiza in 1975, taking up the DJ residency at Café del Mar in 1991. [1] In 1994, he compiled the first Cafe del Mar album for the React label. [1] The series is now in its 25th volume and has spun off several related compilations, as well as leading to the creation of the bar's own eponymous label.
He was named Mixmag's "DJ of the Year" in 2012. [15] [16] He was also awarded Producer of the Year by the DJ Awards in Ibiza, [17] and Best International DJ by the Cool Awards in Brazil that same year. [18] Until the end of June 2014, he owned the Hamburg-based club Ego, co-run by his sister and Adriano Trolio. [19]
Café Mambo is a bar located in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza. It is known for being the official pre party point for Pacha Ibiza , and hosting internationally known DJs such as John Digweed , Carl Cox , Erick Morillo , Benny Benassi , Paul van Dyk , Armin van Buuren , David Guetta , Martin Garrix and Swedish House Mafia [ 1 ] who have a ...
Holloway (with Paul Oakenfold, Johnny Walker and Danny Rampling) was one of the "Ibiza four" - four DJs who travelled to the island for a holiday in the summer of 1987. They visited a club called Amnesia and met an Argentine DJ called Alfredo Fiorito, who inspired them to promote Balearic beats back in the UK. [3]
He is best known for his contributions to the European nightlife scene, predominately in Ibiza. He is the owner, founder and CEO of The Night League and Ushuaïa Entertainment, the companies behind the Ushuaïa brand, the world's number 1 ranked club (2022, 2023 & 2024) Hï Ibiza, and , a new club that is due to open in Ibiza in 2025.