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Mi Ritmo Es Bueno by Bobby Valentin

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Bobby Valentin Is A Stylisation Of Bobby Valentín Also Known As "El Rey Del Bajo" King Of The Bass Born June 9 1941 Is A Musician And Salsa Bandleader.
Early Years
Valentín Born Roberto Valentín In Orocovis Puerto Rico Was Taught By His Father To Play The Guitar At A Young Age. When His Mother Died In 1947 He Went To Live With His Older Sister And Was Raised In The Town Of Coamo There He Received His Primary Education And Studied Music. When He 11 Years Old He Participated In A Local Talent Contest With A Trio Which He Had Formed. He Played The Guitar And Sang For The Trio And They Won The First Place Prize. One Of His Teachers Suggested That He Attend The Jose I. Quinton Academy Of Music Which He Did - Here He Learned To Play The Trumpet. 1 In 1956 Valentín Moved With His Family To New York City Where He Attended George Washington High School And Continued To Take Music Lessons. In 1958 He Went To Play For Joe Quijano But Shortly After He Joined Willie Rosario Who Also Came From His Same Neighborhood And Played In His Band. 2 Edit Musical Career
In 1963 Valentín Joined Tito Rodriguez After Not Being Hired By Tito In A Recording Session Because Of His Age He Was Given A Chance And Was Added To His Regular Band And Traveled Twice With Tito's Orchestra To Venezuela. He Also Made Musical Arrangements For Tito And At Times For Charlie Palmieri Joe Quijano Willie Rosario And Ray Barretto. In 1965 He Formed His Own Band And Was Signed By The Fania Record Label. He Recorded "El Mensajero" The Mensenger And "Young Man With A Horn". He Held His First Concert In Puerto Rico During That Period Of Time. 2 Edit Recordings
While In Puerto Rico In 1969 His Bass Player Did Not Show Up. Valentín Found Someone To Play The Trumpet And He Played The Bass. Since Then He Has Played The Bass For His Band. He Has Also Played The Bass On Occasion For The Bands Of Willie Rosario Raphy Leavitt And Vicentico Valdés He Produced One Of Valdés' Albums Even Writing Its String Arrangements As A Personal Goal . Valentín Was Also The Musical Arranger For The Fania All Stars And Is Featured In A Live Recording Of The Conglomerate's Song "Descarga Fania" Which He Also Wrote Playing A Bass Guitar Solo. 1 In 1975 Valentín Left Fania And Founded His Own Record Label "Bronco Records" And Released The Recordings Of "Va A La Carcel" Vol 1 And Vol 2 Recorded "live" At "El Oso Blanco" Puerto Rico's Oldest State Penitentiary. At The Time Marvin Santiago Was The Singer On Valentín's Band His Biggest Hit With Valentín Was "Soy Boricua" An Ode To Puerto Rican Nationality That Has Since Become A Patriotic Song For The Island Nation. In 1978 Salsa Singer Cano Estremera Made His Singing Debut With Valentín's Orchestra And Recorded Various Major Hits For The Band Particularly The Roberto Angleró Song "La Boda De Ella" And "Manuel García". 3 During The Years Valentín Has Also Helped Others Such As ·Larry Harlow ·Ismael Miranda ·Roberto Roena ·Cheo Feliciano And
·Celia Cruz.
He Also Provided Backdrop For The Billyván Santiago Marvin's Youngest Brother Song "Mata La Cucaracha" A Sleeper Hit In Puerto Rico During The 2002 Christmas Season. Edit Currently
Bobby Valentin Continues To Record And Play With His Band His Latest Release Being "La Gran Reunion" The Grand Reunion . In 2004 Bobby Valentin's "En Vivo Desde Bellas Artes" Was Released In DVD Form. In 2006 Bobby Valentin's "El Caiman" Can Be Heard Or Played The Video Game Scarface. His Last Disc Called "Evolución" Was Launched In 2008. Edit See Also Puerto Rico Portal
·List Of Famous Puerto Ricans Edit References
1.^ A B Musica De Puerto Rico
2.^ A B Q&A With Booby Valentin
3.^ Fania Edit External Links
·Biography Discography Photos Lyrics SalsaClasica.Com ·Musica De Puerto Rico
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Categories 1941 Births | Living People | Puerto Rican Musicians | Salsa Musicians | People From Orocovis Puerto Rico | Fania Records Artists

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