Edmundo Ros

Edmundo William Ros ( born December 7, 1910 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, † October 22, 2011 in Alicante, Spain ) was a band leader, drummer, singer and music producer, known mainly in Europe and North America. For a time he was referred to as the "King of Latin American Music ", as he made his music popular outside his home.

Life

His mother was a Venezuelan of African descent, his father Ross came from Scotland. 1927 to 1937 he and his family lived in Venezuela (Caracas ). Already in the military service, he played four years in a band and later received a state scholarship to study music. In June 1937 he moved to London to study classical music at the Royal Academy of Music. This he quickly gave up again, to devote himself to the popular music. First, he played as a drummer in the nest Nightclub. In August 1938, he took up with pieces by Fats Waller. Short term he lived in Paris and played in the group Ciro Rimac 's Rumba country Muchachos.

He also played with the Afro- Cuban pianist and singer Don Marino Barreto 's Cuban in Don Marino Orchestra at London's Embassy Club and in 1939 with Decca six albums. Barreto 's was so successful that Ros was invited to form his own group. He did so immediately and made his debut with his six-piece Rumba Band at the Cosmo Club in Wardour Street in London. In June 1941, he was successful with the Cuban piece Los Hijos de Buda. He now lived in the posh Coconut Grove on Regent Street. He dined in the restaurant Bagatelle, where he made ​​contact with the high society.

1944 to 1974 he published his music under the label Decca.

From 1946, he became the businessman by founding a record company, a dance school, a club, a Künstleragentur etc.. His band was now 16 -head. The album The Wedding Samba sold in 1949 reportedly three million times. His single Wedding Samba reached in early 1950 Position 16 in the U.S. singles charts

The biggest hit parade success celebrated Ros 1958 in Germany, as his recording of melody d' amour # 4 on the singles charts and reached 27 weeks remained in the charts. While he has seen no hits in the UK, he had in the U.S. with the singles Colonel Bogey (# 75) in 1958 and the following year with I Talk To The Trees (# 77) minor successes. Three LPs managed between 1959 and 1962 made ​​it into the U.S. LP charts: 1959 Hollywood Cha -Cha (# 28 ), 1961 Bongos From The South (# 41) and 1962 Dance Again (# 31).

In 1951, he acquired the Club Coconut Grove and renamed it Edmundo Ros ' Dinner and Supper Club. The club quickly became a magnet for upscale audience, and the BBC broadcast concert broadcasts. In 1965, he was forced to close. 1964-1968 he held the internationally known and highly exclusive Edmundo Ros Club in London's Regent Street.

The 1957 released album Rhythms Of The South represented one of the first stereo recordings dar. Ros appeared in various TV shows. On 8 January 1994, he joined the last time to the public.

Works

Recordings ( Discography )

The best-known albums are:

  • Edmundo Ros And His Rumba band, 1939-1941, LP
  • Tropical Magic, 1942-1944, LP
  • Cuban Love Song, 1945, LP
  • On Broadway, LP
  • Show Boat / Porgy & Bess, LP
  • Broadway Goes Latin
  • Rhythms of the South
  • Latin Carnival
  • New Rhythms of The South
  • Latin Boss Senor Ros ...
  • Arriba
  • Latin Hits I Missed
  • Strings Latino!
  • Hair Goes Latin
  • Heading South of the Border
  • The Latin King
  • This is My World
  • Caribbean Ros
  • Sunshine and Olé!
  • Give My Regards to Broadway
  • Doin 'the Samba, CD
  • Rhythms of the South / New Rhythms of the South, CD
  • Good! Good! Good!, CD
  • Strings Latino / Latin Hits I Missed CD
  • That Latin Sound
  • Wedding Samba (revision of the Yiddish song Nayer Sher )
  • Cancion Cubana
  • Mambo Jambo, Naxos, CD

His best known title is Melodie d' amour.

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