Grupo Folklorico Y Experimental Nuevayorquino
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- | '''Manny Oquendo''' (January 1, 1931 - March 25, 2009) was an American [[percussion]]ist. His main instrument was the [[timbales]], and was strongly influenced by [[Cuba]]n drumming. He especially holds interest as the percussionist with own [[Conjunto Libre]] and [[Grupo Folklorico Y Experimental Nuevayorquino]]. His work can be classified as [[latin jazz]], but he expanded the limits of his own genre by working with such artists as [[August Darnell]] and [[DJ Spooky]]. He had a worldwide hit with "[[Little Sunflower]]" in 1983. | + | [[Grupo Folklorico Y Experimental Nuevayorquino]] is an American [[Latin jazz]] ensemble active in the 1970s and 1980s, releasing records via [[Salsoul Records]]. The group consisted of brothers [[Andy Gonzalez (musician)|Andy]] and [[Jerry Gonzalez]] (trumpet & percussion), [[Manny Oquendo]] (timbales), [[Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros]] (trumpet), Virgilio Martí (vocals), Oscar Hernandez (piano), Nelson Gonzalez (tres guitar), Milton Cardona (bata), and Reinaldo Jorge (trombone) and they were influenced by [[Rene Lopez]]. |
- | Oquendo grew up in [[New York]], and began studying percussion in 1945. He worked in the bands of tropical and Latin music ensembles such as [[Carlos Valero]], [[Luis del Campo]], [[Juan "El Boy" Torres]], [[Chano Pozo]], [[Jose Budet]], [[Juanito Sanabria]], [[Marcelino Guerra]], [[Jose Curbelo]], and [[Pupi Campo]]. In 1950, he became the [[bongo drum|bongo]] player for [[Tito Puente]]. Following this he played with [[Tito Rodriquez]] in 1954 and [[Vincentico Valdes]] in 1955. He worked freelance in New York before joining [[Eddie Palmieri]]'s ''La Perfecta'' orchestra in 1962. He worked with his own group, ''Conjunto Libre'' (later simply ''Libre''), from 1974, and had a worldwide hit with "[[Little Sunflower]]" in 1983. | + | They made two records: ''[[Concepts in Unity]]'' (1975), and ''[[Lo Dice Todo]]'' (1976). |
- | ==Discography== | + | The band members were: Jerry and Andy Gonzalez, [[Frankie Rodríguez]], [[Milton Cardona]], [[Gene Golden]], [[Carlos Mestre]], [[Nelson González]], [[Manny Oquendo]], [[Oscar Hernández (musician)|Oscar Hernandez]], [[José Antonio Rodríguez (musician)|José Rodríguez]], [[Gonzalo Fernández (musician)|Gonzalo Fernández]], [[Willy García]], [[Heny Álvarez]], [[Virgilio Martí]], [[Marcelino Guerra]], [[Rubén Blades]], [[Orlando "Puntilla" Rios]] and [[Julito Collazo]]. |
- | <!--may need cleanup--> | + | ==''Concepts in Unity'' (1975)== |
- | *''Con Salsa, Con Ritmo'' ([[Salsoul Records]], 1976) | + | 01. CUBA LINDA ...........................VIRGILIO MARTI |
- | *''Con Salsa, Con Ritmo Vol. 2'' (Salsoul, 1979) | + | 02. CHOCO'S GUAJIRA.................WILLIE GARCIA |
- | *''Los Lideres de la Salsa'' (Salsoul, 1979) | + | 03. ANABACOA.............................HENRY ALVAREZ |
- | *''Incredible'' (Salsoul, 1981) | + | 04. ADELAIDA ..............................VICTOR MONTAÑEZ |
- | *''Ritmo, Sonido, y Estilo'' ([[Montuno Records]], 1983) | + | 05. LUZ DELIA...............................VICTOR MONTAÑEZ |
- | *''Mejor que Nunca'' ([[Milestone Records]], 1994) | + | 06. CARMEN LA RONCA..............HENRY ALVAREZ |
- | *''Muevete!'' (Milestone, 1996) | + | 07. CANTO ASOYIN......................WILLIE GARCIA |
- | *''Ahora'' (Milestone, 1999) | + | 08. CANTO EBIOSO......................FRANKIE RODRIGUEZ |
- | *''Tiene Calidad, Vol. 2'' (Salsoul, 1999) | + | 09. A PAPA Y MAMA ...................HENRY ALVAREZ |
- | *''Libre'' (Eden Ways, 1999) | + | 10. IYA MODUPUE .......................VICTOR MARTI |
- | *''Libre Increible'' ([[Sony Records]], 2000) | + | |
- | *''Los New Yorkinos'' (Milestone, 2000) | + | |
- | *''Manny Oquendo y su Conjunto Libre'' (Eden Ways, 2000) | + | |
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+ | Manny Oquendo: timbales, bongó | ||
+ | Andy González: bajo, marimba | ||
+ | Jerry González: congas, quinto | ||
+ | Chocolate Armenteros: trompeta | ||
+ | Julito Collazo: quinto | ||
+ | Alfredo de la Fe: violín | ||
+ | Milton Cardona: congas, batá, palo | ||
+ | Frankie Rodríguez: congas, percusión, batá, voz | ||
+ | Nelson González: tres | ||
+ | Oscar Hernández: piano | ||
+ | Gene Golden. batá, conga, chékere, batería | ||
+ | José Rodrigues: trombón | ||
+ | Reinaldo Jorge: trombón | ||
+ | Gonzalo Fernández: saxo tenor | ||
+ | Virgilio Martí: voz | ||
+ | Henny Álvarez: voz | ||
+ | Félix Rodríguez: voz | ||
+ | Willie García: voz | ||
+ | Ubatan do Nascimento: voz | ||
+ | Marcelino Guerra: voz, guitarra | ||
+ | Guillermi Franco: percusión | ||
+ | Portinho: percusión | ||
+ | Gonzalo Fernández. flauta | ||
+ | Rubén Blades: coros | ||
+ | Noel de Costa: violín | ||
+ | Ashley Richardson: viola | ||
+ | Ron Libscomb: cello | ||
+ | Víctor Montañez. conga, voz | ||
+ | Marcial Reyes: requinto, coro | ||
+ | Jaime Rivera: güiro, coro | ||
+ | Francisco Tan Martínez. armónica | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | *[[Jerry González]] | ||
+ | *[[Nelson González (musician)]] | ||
+ | *[[Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros]] | ||
+ | *[[Sonora Matancera]] | ||
+ | *[[Descarga]] | ||
+ | *[[Roger Dawson]] | ||
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Grupo Folklorico Y Experimental Nuevayorquino is an American Latin jazz ensemble active in the 1970s and 1980s, releasing records via Salsoul Records. The group consisted of brothers Andy and Jerry Gonzalez (trumpet & percussion), Manny Oquendo (timbales), Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros (trumpet), Virgilio Martí (vocals), Oscar Hernandez (piano), Nelson Gonzalez (tres guitar), Milton Cardona (bata), and Reinaldo Jorge (trombone) and they were influenced by Rene Lopez.
They made two records: Concepts in Unity (1975), and Lo Dice Todo (1976).
The band members were: Jerry and Andy Gonzalez, Frankie Rodríguez, Milton Cardona, Gene Golden, Carlos Mestre, Nelson González, Manny Oquendo, Oscar Hernandez, José Rodríguez, Gonzalo Fernández, Willy García, Heny Álvarez, Virgilio Martí, Marcelino Guerra, Rubén Blades, Orlando "Puntilla" Rios and Julito Collazo.
Concepts in Unity (1975)
01. CUBA LINDA ...........................VIRGILIO MARTI 02. CHOCO'S GUAJIRA.................WILLIE GARCIA 03. ANABACOA.............................HENRY ALVAREZ 04. ADELAIDA ..............................VICTOR MONTAÑEZ 05. LUZ DELIA...............................VICTOR MONTAÑEZ 06. CARMEN LA RONCA..............HENRY ALVAREZ 07. CANTO ASOYIN......................WILLIE GARCIA 08. CANTO EBIOSO......................FRANKIE RODRIGUEZ 09. A PAPA Y MAMA ...................HENRY ALVAREZ 10. IYA MODUPUE .......................VICTOR MARTI
Manny Oquendo: timbales, bongó
Andy González: bajo, marimba
Jerry González: congas, quinto
Chocolate Armenteros: trompeta
Julito Collazo: quinto
Alfredo de la Fe: violín
Milton Cardona: congas, batá, palo
Frankie Rodríguez: congas, percusión, batá, voz
Nelson González: tres
Oscar Hernández: piano
Gene Golden. batá, conga, chékere, batería
José Rodrigues: trombón
Reinaldo Jorge: trombón
Gonzalo Fernández: saxo tenor
Virgilio Martí: voz
Henny Álvarez: voz
Félix Rodríguez: voz
Willie García: voz
Ubatan do Nascimento: voz
Marcelino Guerra: voz, guitarra
Guillermi Franco: percusión
Portinho: percusión
Gonzalo Fernández. flauta
Rubén Blades: coros
Noel de Costa: violín
Ashley Richardson: viola
Ron Libscomb: cello
Víctor Montañez. conga, voz
Marcial Reyes: requinto, coro
Jaime Rivera: güiro, coro
Francisco Tan Martínez. armónica
See also
- Jerry González
- Nelson González (musician)
- Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
- Sonora Matancera
- Descarga
- Roger Dawson