You will need to be getting on in years to have heard of Edmundo Ros. He is often credited with starting a UK love affair with Latin-American music.
There is an Official Edmundo Ros Website, which states he was born in Trinidad in December 1910. This means that he was just two months short of reaching his 101 birthday when he died yesterday. What a great age.
There is an Official Edmundo Ros Website, which states he was born in Trinidad in December 1910. This means that he was just two months short of reaching his 101 birthday when he died yesterday. What a great age.
His website details his musical career from the early days of playing drums during Fats Waller recordings to when he formed his own band. Edmundo formed his five-piece Rumba Band in 1940, and the rest, as they say, is history.
He retired to Spain in 1975. Mr Ros was awarded the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, in the 2000 New Year's Honours List. Edmundo Ross OBE died yesterday, October 21, 2011, in Spain. RIP and condolences.
He retired to Spain in 1975. Mr Ros was awarded the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, in the 2000 New Year's Honours List. Edmundo Ross OBE died yesterday, October 21, 2011, in Spain. RIP and condolences.
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