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Willie Bobo

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Album cover of Fried Neck Bones And Some Home Fries
Fried Neck Bones And Some Home Fries
Willie Bobo
03:01
Album cover of I Don´t Know
I Don´t Know
Willie Bobo
02:37
Album cover of Evil Ways
Evil Ways
Willie Bobo
02:34
Album cover of Spanish Grease
Spanish Grease
Willie Bobo
07:25
Album cover of Spanish Grease
Spanish Grease
Willie Bobo
02:47
Album cover of Roots
Roots
Willie Bobo
03:16
Album cover of Black Coffee
Black Coffee
Willie Bobo
02:42
Album cover of Bobo! Do That Thing
Bobo! Do That Thing
Willie Bobo
02:18
Album cover of Always There
Always There
Willie Bobo
05:09
Album cover of Fried Neck Bones And Some Home Fries
Fried Neck Bones And Some Home Fries
Willie Bobo, Dan The Automator
04:31

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Album cover of Uno Dos Tres 1-2-3

Uno Dos Tres 1-2-3

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Album cover of Willie Bobo's Finest Hour Willie Bobo's Finest Hour by Willie Bobo
Album cover of Spanish Grease Spanish Grease by Willie Bobo
Album cover of Bobo Motion Bobo Motion by Willie Bobo
Album cover of Juicy Juicy by Willie Bobo
Album cover of Bobo! Do That Thing Bobo! Do That Thing by Willie Bobo
Album cover of Hell Of An Act To Follow Hell Of An Act To Follow by Willie Bobo
Album cover of A New Dimension A New Dimension by Willie Bobo
Album cover of Tomorrow Is Here Tomorrow Is Here by Willie Bobo

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Cover of playlist Staycation Staycation 80 tracks - 9 897 fans
Cover of playlist 9 Pés 9 Pés 123 tracks - 140 fans
Cover of playlist Latin jazz Latin jazz 30 tracks - 227 fans

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Album cover of Let's Dance the Mambo Let's Dance the Mambo by Rene Bloch, John Audino, Don Ellis, Paul Lopez...
Album cover of The Latin Bit (feat. Willie Bobo & Patato Valdés) [Bonus Track Version] The Latin Bit (feat. Willie Bobo & Patato Valdés) [Bonus Track Version] by Grant Green, Willie Bobo, Patato Valdes
Album cover of Latin, Jazz, Samba & Bossa Nova (Doxy Collection) Latin, Jazz, Samba & Bossa Nova (Doxy Collection) by Various Artists, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Stan Getz, Antonio Carlos Jobim...
Album cover of The Very Best of Latin Jazz (Doxy Collection) The Very Best of Latin Jazz (Doxy Collection) by Various Artists, Stan Getz, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Lalo Schifrin...
Album cover of Latin: Old Classic Hits Collection, Vol. 3 Latin: Old Classic Hits Collection, Vol. 3 by Various Artists, Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendes, Celia Cruz...
Album cover of Herbie Mann. Brazil, Bossa Nova & Blues + Right Now Herbie Mann. Brazil, Bossa Nova & Blues + Right Now by Herbie Mann, Haygood Hardy, Dave Pike, Billy Bean...
Album cover of Our Blues Our Blues by Cal Tjader, Vince Guaraldi, Lonnie Hewitt, Eddie Coleman...
Album cover of Bossa Nova Soul Samba Bossa Nova Soul Samba by Ike Quebec, Kenny Burrell, Wendell Marshall, Willie Bobo...
Album cover of The Very Best Of Jazz The Very Best Of Jazz by Various Artists
Album cover of Halloween Songs -50s, 60s,70s Halloween Songs -50s, 60s,70s by Various Artists
Album cover of Scary and Spooky Songs Scary and Spooky Songs by Various Artists
Album cover of Relaxing Retro Halloween Relaxing Retro Halloween by Various Artists
Album cover of Halloween Hits Throwback Halloween Hits Throwback by Various Artists
Album cover of Hit The Bongo! The Latin Soul Of Tico Records Hit The Bongo! The Latin Soul Of Tico Records by Various Artists
Album cover of Temazos y Hitazos: Jazz Temazos y Hitazos: Jazz by Various Artists

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A child of Puerto Rican immigration, Willie Bobo lived in Harlem, where he taught himself percussion. He then joined a children's orchestra led by the maracas player and conductor Machito. Gradually, he joined Latin music groups and settled into an artistic compromise between the Latin music of his origins and jazz. On the one hand, he performed with musicians such as Perez Prado, Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaria; on the other, he took part in sessions with Herbie Mann, Clark Terry, Miles Davis, etc., especially when the latter were looking for a Latin coloring in a musician who also knew the sonorities and constraints of jazz music.