caption associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
juan formell in 2013 . los van van 1 may 2014 havana , cuba 1957 -- 2014 havana , cuba juan formell solo_singer 2 august 1942 bass salsa music juan formell 2013.jpg juan formell
 juan clímaco formell fortuna singer-songwriter , composer , arranger
juan formell

juan formell -lrb- august 2 , 1942 -- may 1 , 2014 -rrb- was a cuban bassist , composer , and arranger , best known as the director of los van van .
he was a creator of popular danceable music and credited with bringing electronic instrumentation into the cuban musical form .
his full name was juan clímaco -lrb- john climacus -rrb- .
his professional activity started in 1957 as musician of cabarets orchestras , radio and television .
in 1959 he worked as bassist of musical band of revolutionary police .
he died at the age of 71 in 2014 .
