José Padilla

José María Padilla Requena 4 December 1955 – 18 October 2020 Was A Spanish Disc Jockey And Producer Of Ambient Music Best Known For His Work As DJ In The Café Del Mar Bar On The Island Of Ibiza. 1 Born In Barcelona Spain Padilla Moved To Ibiza In 1975 Taking Up The DJ Residency At Café Del Mar In 1991. 1 In 1994 He Compiled The First Cafe Del Mar Album For The React Label. 1 The Series Is Now In Its 25th Volume And Has Spun Off Several Related Compilations As Well As Leading To The Creation Of The Bar's Own Eponymous Label. Padilla Selected Tracks For The First Six As Well As The 20th-Anniversary Commemorative Release. Citation Needed While Several Tracks Of Padilla's Appeared In His Various Compilations It Was Not Until 1998 That He Released His First Album Souvenir On Mercury Records Label. 1 The CD Featured Collaborations With Several Chill-Out Musicians Including Lenny Ibizarre And Paco Fernández. His Second Album Navigator Was Released In 2001. The Album Received A Latin Grammy Nomination For Best Instrumental Album. 2 Padilla Was No Longer The Resident DJ At Café Del Mar But Toured Around The World. 1 However In November 2007 A New Compilation Series Called Bella Musica Unrelated To Café Del Mar Was Released. Citation Needed In 2011 The New CD Compilation "Here Comes The Sunset" Volume 4 Came Out And After Many Years Padilla Has Been Connected To Another Beach This Time In Italy Fregene. Citation Needed In 2015 Padilla Made His New Album So Many Colours Available For Streaming Through Resident Advisor Before General Release On International Feel. Padilla Returned To BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix Decks In Mid August 2015 For The First Time In 20 Years With An Eclectic Two-Hour "Masters" Set. Padilla Revealed In July 2020 That He Had Been Diagnosed With Colorectal Cancer At The Age Of 64. 3 Padilla Died In Ibiza Spain On 18 October 2020 At The Age Of 64 After A Battle With Colon Cancer. 4 Discography
Below Are The Albums Compiled In Part By José Padilla 5 YearTitle
1993Café Del Mar Vol 1
1994Café Del Mar Vol 2
1995Café Del Mar Vol 3
1996Café Del Mar Vol 4
1997Café Del Mar Vol 5
1998Souvenir
1999Café Del Mar Vol 6
2001Navigator
2002Navigator Special Ed. 2002El Sueno De Ibiza
2005Man Ray Vol 4
2006Café Solo
2007Café Solo Vol 2
2009Café Mambo Ibiza 09
2010Ibiza Classic Sunset
2010Here Comes The Sunset Vol.4- Singita Miracle Beach
2012Blue Note Beach Classics - Presented By José Padilla
2015So Many Colours
2017Jose Padilla's House Party read less