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William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Willie Bobo, was an American Latin jazz percussionist of Puerto Rican descent.
Their percussion work, along with Puente's for the Tico LP Puente In Percussion, and the RCA Victor albums Cuban Carnival, Puente Goes Jazz, and Top Percussion, are the text books for drummers. The tunes Ti-Mon-Bo (recorded July 29, 1957) is the tune that was most often heard in street jams during the '50s and '60s.
5 de mar. de 2021 · WILLIAM CORREA, known as WILLIE BOBO, was known as an exceptional percussionist, drummer and singer. He was born to Puerto Rican parents on February 28, 1934, in Spanish Harlem and was influenced by a diverse range of music genres such as Latin rhythms, Jazz, Blues, and R&B.
Some of my favorite Willie Bobo classics include Herbie Hancock’s Inventions and Dimensions (Blue Note), Tito Puente’s Top Percussion (1957), featuring Puente, Bobo, Mongo Santamaria, and Carlos “Patato” Valdés, Cal Tjader’s Soul Sauce (1965), Latino!
7 de jun. de 2016 · “Barely out of his teens, Willie Bobo emerged as one of the finest percussionists of the mambo era, equally adept on bongos, congas, timbales, and trap drums. His all-percussion albums with Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaria still stand as touchstones of the African-Cuban art.
10 de jul. de 2023 · The five years alongside Mongo and Puente produced what many scholarly observers consider to have been some of the finest Afro-Cuban percussion performances in “Top Percussion and Cuban Carnival” -- ever captured on tape. Bobo’s rendezvous with destiny, however, was just beginning.
8 de sept. de 2016 · Percussionist and bandleader Willie Bobo had a remarkable career that not only reflected his Afro-Caribbean background, but also created a cross-cultural hybrid that still reflects the...
