Rosario (birth name: Fernando Luis Rosario Marín[a]) was born and raised in Coamo, Puerto Rico,[1] into a poor, but hard working family. His parents realized that as a child Willie was musically inclined and had him take guitar lessons at the age of six.[1] He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. His mother also had him take saxophone classes;[1] however, what he really was interested in was the conga. In 1946, he formed a band called Coamex but, a year later when he was 17 years old, his family moved to New York City, United States.[1] The family rented an apartment in a Manhattancommunity known as Spanish Harlem.
Rosario came into contact and played the conga for various orchestras. After he graduated from high school, he continued his education and studied journalism and public relations.[1] On one occasion Rosario visited the Palladium Ballroom in New York, where Tito Puente was playing the timbales.[1] This was the beginning of his love affair with that instrument. He was 22 years old when he took classes with percussionist Henry Adler.
Rosario's first band
In 1959, Rosario organized his first band and played for three years in the Club Caborrojeño in New York.[1] When not playing, he worked as a disc jockey for WADO, a Spanish speaking radio station in New York.
In 1962, he signed with the Alegre Records label and traveled and performed with his band in Venezuela, Panama, Colombia, Mexico, Curaçao, U.S. Virgin Islands and all over the United States. In the 1980s he opened the Tropicana Club in Puerto Rico, in association with fellow Puerto Rican musician Bobby Valentín.
Compositions
External audio
You may listen to Willie Rosario's "Callejero" on YouTube.
Among his best-known compositions and arrangements are "De Barrio Obrero a la Quince" ("De Barrio Obrero a la Quince" was written by Trinidad Clemente), "El Timbal de Carlitos", "Mi Amigo el Payaso" ("My Friend the Clown") with lyrics by Luis Antonio Ruiz, "El Revendón", "Lluvia" ("Rain"), "Cuando No Hay Cariño" ("When There's No Love"). Plus, he also composed the following jazz tunes "Flip, Flop", "Stop and Go" and "My Favorite Thing".
Rosario also produced the following songs with the participation of Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tony Vega, Papo Lucca and Bobby Valentín; "Latin Jazz Go-Go-Go", "El Bravo soy Yo" ("I'm the Tough Guy"), "Too Too Much" and "Willie Rosario y su Ritmo".
Awards and recognitions
Among the awards and recognitions bestowed upon Rosario are a nomination in 1987 for a Grammy Award for his song "Nueva Cosecha" ("New Harvest"), various gold and platinum Records, the Agüeybaná de Oro Award, ACE, Diplo and Paoli Awards. In 2000, the Puerto Rican Senate paid tribute to Rosario in recognition of his 40 years in the field of music. In 2002, he was inducted into The International Latin Music Hall of Fame.
Rosario's last production was "La Banda Que Deleita". He continues to play many venues all around Puerto Rico, including the prestigious Puerto Rican World Salsa Congress and many times at "Dia Nacional de la Salsa" or the National Salsa Day in Puerto Rico. He has also played minor venues, such as Shots Bar & Grill in the Isla Verde Mall in late October 2006. Since his October 2006 performance, Willie Rosario and his band also performed for the Puerto Rican Medical Doctors' Association of El Paso (Texas) Gala in December 2007.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Willie Rosario news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Willie Rosario born May 6 1924 1 is a musician composer and bandleader of salsa music He is also known as Mr Afinque 2 Willie RosarioWillieRosarioBackground informationBirth nameFernando Luis Rosario MarinAlso known as Mr Afinque Born 1924 05 06 May 6 1924 age 98 OriginCoamo Puerto RicoGenresSalsaOccupation s Musician composer and bandleader of salsa music Contents 1 Early years 2 Rosario s first band 3 Compositions 4 Awards and recognitions 5 Discography 6 See also 7 Notes 8 ReferencesEarly years EditRosario birth name Fernando Luis Rosario Marin a was born and raised in Coamo Puerto Rico 1 into a poor but hard working family His parents realized that as a child Willie was musically inclined and had him take guitar lessons at the age of six 1 He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown His mother also had him take saxophone classes 1 however what he really was interested in was the conga In 1946 he formed a band called Coamex but a year later when he was 17 years old his family moved to New York City United States 1 The family rented an apartment in a Manhattan community known as Spanish Harlem Rosario came into contact and played the conga for various orchestras After he graduated from high school he continued his education and studied journalism and public relations 1 On one occasion Rosario visited the Palladium Ballroom in New York where Tito Puente was playing the timbales 1 This was the beginning of his love affair with that instrument He was 22 years old when he took classes with percussionist Henry Adler Rosario s first band EditIn 1959 Rosario organized his first band and played for three years in the Club Caborrojeno in New York 1 When not playing he worked as a disc jockey for WADO a Spanish speaking radio station in New York In 1962 he signed with the Alegre Records label and traveled and performed with his band in Venezuela Panama Colombia Mexico Curacao U S Virgin Islands and all over the United States In the 1980s he opened the Tropicana Club in Puerto Rico in association with fellow Puerto Rican musician Bobby Valentin Compositions EditExternal audio You may listen to Willie Rosario s Callejero on YouTube Among his best known compositions and arrangements are De Barrio Obrero a la Quince De Barrio Obrero a la Quince was written by Trinidad Clemente El Timbal de Carlitos Mi Amigo el Payaso My Friend the Clown with lyrics by Luis Antonio Ruiz El Revendon Lluvia Rain Cuando No Hay Carino When There s No Love Plus he also composed the following jazz tunes Flip Flop Stop and Go and My Favorite Thing Rosario also produced the following songs with the participation of Gilberto Santa Rosa Tony Vega Papo Lucca and Bobby Valentin Latin Jazz Go Go Go El Bravo soy Yo I m the Tough Guy Too Too Much and Willie Rosario y su Ritmo Awards and recognitions EditAmong the awards and recognitions bestowed upon Rosario are a nomination in 1987 for a Grammy Award for his song Nueva Cosecha New Harvest various gold and platinum Records the Agueybana de Oro Award ACE Diplo and Paoli Awards In 2000 the Puerto Rican Senate paid tribute to Rosario in recognition of his 40 years in the field of music In 2002 he was inducted into The International Latin Music Hall of Fame Rosario s last production was La Banda Que Deleita He continues to play many venues all around Puerto Rico including the prestigious Puerto Rican World Salsa Congress and many times at Dia Nacional de la Salsa or the National Salsa Day in Puerto Rico He has also played minor venues such as Shots Bar amp Grill in the Isla Verde Mall in late October 2006 Since his October 2006 performance Willie Rosario and his band also performed for the Puerto Rican Medical Doctors Association of El Paso Texas Gala in December 2007 Discography EditEl Bravo Soy Yo 1963 Fabuloso y Fantastico 1966 Latin Jazz a Go Go Go 1967 Two Too Much 1967 Haida Huo 1968 Boogaloo y Guaguanco 1968 El Bravo de Siempre 1969 De Donde Nace el Ritmo 1971 Mas Ritmo 1972 Infinito 1973 Otra Vez 1975 Gracias Mundo 1977 From the Depth of My Brain 1978 El Rey del Ritmo 1979 El de a 20 de Willie 1980 The Portrait of a Salsa Man 1981 Atizame el Fogon 1982 The Salsa Machine 1983 Nuevos Horizontes 1984 Afincando 1985 Nueva Cosecha 1986 A Man of Music 1987 The Salsa Legend 1988 Unique 1989 Viva Rosario 1990 The Roaring Fifties 1991 Tradicion Clasica 1993 Sorpresas 1995 Back to the Future 1999 La Banda Que Deleita 2006 Evidencia 2016 See also Edit Puerto Rico portalList of Puerto RicansNotes Edit This name uses Spanish naming customs the first or paternal family name is Rosario and the second or maternal family name is Marin References Edit a b c d e f g h Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing pp 2141 2 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 Willie Rosario apadrina a Jose Jomar Willie Rosario supports Jose Jomar in Spanish San Juan Puerto Rico National Foundation for Popular Culture Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Willie Rosario amp oldid 1122854252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
