Alfredo Fiorito has been credited as the "Father of the Balearic beat".
10 Facts About Alfredo Fiorito
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Alfredo Fiorito was born in the city of Rosario in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Alfredo Fiorito's early working life was focused on training to become a journalist, and eventually he worked as a music critic on a newspaper.
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Alfredo Fiorito took various jobs following his arrival on Ibiza, including candlemaker, delivery driver and fashion designer.
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Alfredo Fiorito worked as a barman in a popular bar near the harbour in Ibiza Town called Be Bop.
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The bar was equipped with a couple of turntables and a mixer, and in 1982 Alfredo Fiorito began to DJ.
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Nevertheless, Alfredo Fiorito persisted and in the next year he began to draw crowds, eventually leading to a six-year residency at the club.
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Alfredo Fiorito is regarded as having a significant influence on dance music's explosion on the island of Ibiza and the wider world.
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The friends returned to England and set about recreating their experience and the sounds that Alfredo Fiorito had introduced to them.
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On 24 December 2024, it was announced that Alfredo Fiorito had died at the age of 71.