Venezuela until the fall of Marcos Pérez Jiménez in 1958. Accused of being a supporter of the regime, he was barred by the Asociación Musical del D.F y Estado Miranda from ever playing in Venezuela again. Following this, he moved to Cuba to play with a Cuban band there. In 1960, a special session of the National Assembly was convened in Caracas. The purpose was to lift the ban passed on Billo in 1958, which was by then considered to have been unfair. That very same year, Frómeta returned to Venezuela. Last years On April 27, 1988, he suffered a stroke while rehearsing with the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra for a concert-tribute in his honour that would occur the very next day: just after he finished conducting the practice run for "Un Cubano en Caracas", he collapsed on the ground as the orchestra was applauding his performance. Frómeta died the following week on May 5, 1988. See also Venezuelan music References External links Billo Frómeta Biography Billo's Caracas Boys Discography 1915 births 1988 deaths Dominican Republic composers Dominican Republic emigrants to Venezuela Dominican Republic conductors (music) People from Caracas People from Santo Domingo Venezuelan bandleaders 20th-century composers 20th-century conductors (music) 20th-century male musicians Male conductors (music) Male composers