Person

Willie Bobo

William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Willie Bobo, was an American Latin jazz percussionist of Puerto Rican descent. Bobo rejected the stereotypical expectations of Latino music and was noted for his versatility as an authentic Latin percussionist as well as a jazz drummer easily moving stylistically from jazz, Latin and rhythm and blues music.

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
February 28th, 1934
Died
September 15th, 1983
Genres
Labels
Capitol Records
Columbia
RCA
Blue Note
Philips
Last updated: September 27th, 2014