Today in Mambo: the first of two episodes devoted to the Puerto Rican musician Willie Rosario.
He was active as a composer, producer and percussionist, but is best known as a powerful bandleader of popular Cuban dance music. His orchestra served as a training ground for many well-known Latino musicians.
By the age of 16, Willie already had his own orchestra. Some time later he moved to New York City, where he worked with the orchestras of, among others, Noro Morales and Herbie Mann.
When ‘Latin boogaloo’ became popular in New York in the late 1960s, Willie paid it little heed. He had found his own musical form in an orchestral line-up that would remain characteristic for him: four trumpets and a baritone saxophone.
Playlist
1 Yo Se De Mi
Orquesta Willie Rosario
2 El Bravo Soy Yo
Orquesta Willie Rosario
3 Lagrimas Negras
Orquesta Willie Rosario
4 Arrepentios Pecadores
Orquesta Willie Rosario
5 Echame La Culpa Ami
Orquesta Willie Rosario
6 Lagrimas y Tristeza
Orquesta Willie Rosario
7 Juventud Siglo 20
Orquesta Willie Rosario
8 Ajiaco Caliente
Orquesta Willie Rosario
9 Last Tango in Paris
Orquesta Willie Rosario
10 Solitario
Orquesta Willie Rosario
11 Domingo De Verano
Orquesta Willie Rosario
12 Otra Vez
Orquesta Willie Rosario
13 En Bayamon
Orquesta Willie Rosario
14 El Flamboyan
Orquesta Willie Rosario
