Orlando Marin And His Orchestra

Birth NameOrlando Marín
Born1935 Age 82–83 GenresLatin Jazz Mambo
Occupation S Musician Singer
InstrumentsTimbales
Years Active1951–present
LabelsPlus Fiesta
Associated ActsOrlando Marin And His Orchestra
WebsiteOrlando Marin Https //myspace.Com/orlandomarinorchestra Orlando Marin Born 1935 Bronx New York Is An American Band Leader And Timbales Player. He Formed His First Band Eddie Palmieri And His Orchestra In 1951–52 With Himself As Director And Eddie Palmieri As Musical Director And Later On The Piano. He Is Of Puerto Rican Descent. Career
After His First Group Broke Up Marin Got A Contract At Sunnyside Garden For Almost Three Years To Play Every Saturday. This Was His First Steady Gig. Along With His Music He Studied As A Commercial Artist Or Comic Book Illustrator. He Played With Several Different Bands In The Famous Palladium Ballroom. Marin Went Into The Army In 1958 For Service In Korea. While On Duty He Won First Prize In The All Army Talent Competition In The Pacific Command. He Then Toured Korea And Japan And Went To Washington DC For The Final Competition. This Was Followed By A Performance On The Ed Sullivan Show. When Stationed In California Orlando Sat In For Tito Puente On Timbales At The Hollywood Palladium.
Marin Left The Army In 1960 And Formed A New Band With Many Of His Previous Members. He Returned To New York. He Again Appeared At The Palladium Ballroom And Other New York Dance Venues Including The Limbo Lounge The Bayside Manor The Hotel Taft And The Bronx's Hunts Point Palace Among Others. Marin Was A Contemporary Of Such Greats As Tito Puente Machito And Tito Rodriguez. He Is The Only Orchestra Leader From New York's Golden Era Of Mambo Who Still Performs Regularly. Awards
In 1976 Marin Was Invited To Represent Hispanic America At The U.S. Bicentennial Celebration On Ellis Island.
In 1993 In Colombia Marin Was Honored With A Lifetime Musical Achievement Award In Calis Plaza De Toros.
In 1997 Latin Music Historiographer Max Salazar Presented Orlando A Plaque At New York's At La Maganette In Recognition Of Nearly Five Decades Of Uninterrupted Contribution To Latin Music.
In 1999 New York's Governor George E. Pataki Presented Orlando With The Bobby Capó Lifetime Achievement Award In Recognition Of Nearly A Half Century Of Dedication To Latin Music.
In January 2003 Marin Was Invited By Latin Jazz Station WPFW By The Arlington County Virginia Cultural Arts Division And By The Latin American Folk Institute To Do A Live Concert In Washington At The Spectrum Theater.
In 2006 Congressman Jose E. Serrano Honored Orlando As "The Last Mambo King " For His Continuing To Provide Latin American Music And His Willingness To Devote Time To Helping The Less Fortunate. Recording Career
In 1954 He Recorded First Composition My Mambo On 78 Rpm . His First Two Albums Arriba Cha-Cha-Cha And Let's Go Latin Were Recorded For Fiesta Records. He Recorded Mi Mambo On The Plus Label. He Recorded Se Te Quemó La Casa And Que Chévere For Alegre Records. Marin Then Returned To Fiesta Records For Whom He Recorded Está En Algo English He's Up To Something Which Included The Hit "Aprende A Querer". In 1970 He Recorded Out Of My Mind For The Brunswick Label. Then He Released His Album Saxophobia. In 1961 Marin Released His Hit Charanga Record Se Te Quemó La Casa Discography
Mi Mambo Plus 1954 Arriba Cha-Cha-Cha Fiesta 1959 Let's Go Latin Fiesta Que Chévere English That's Great Alegre 1960 Se Te Quemó La Casa English You Burn The House Alegre 1961 Está En Algo English He's Up To Something Fiesta Out Of My Mind Brunswick 1970 Saxophobia Manana 1970 Orlando Marin And His Orchestra Vol. 2 Fania 2000 Latin Cool Classics Latin Cool 2006 read less