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Nicholas "Nicky" Marrero
Born(1950-06-17)June 17, 1950
New York City, New York, U.S.
GenresAfro-Cuban jazz, salsa, son cubano, boogaloo, pachanga
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Timbales, drums, percussion
Years active1967-present
LabelsTico, Fania, HighNote Records, NYPRMusic, Coco Records, Timeless Records, Columbia Records

Born and raised in the Bronx[1] New York in June 17, 1950, Nicky Marrero is a Percussionist,"best known as the timbale player in The Fania Allstars"[2] and recording artist during the 1970s salsa boom in New York.

Early career

He began playing professionally at the age of 17 with Orchesta Caribe. Thereafter, he was asked by Willie Colon to join his band where he recorded “Jazzy” on the "El Malo" album.[3]

From 1965 – 1971 he performed with Eddie Palmieri's band[4]. In 1970 he recorded the LP Harlem River Drive with Palmieri who brought together other Latin Jazz artists Victor Vinegas, Andy Gonzales, Ronnie Cuber along with African American Funk all-stars Jermey Jemmott and Bernard Purdie.[5] [6]"The results of this experiment [were] a deeply funky and socially conscious album, addressing issues of poverty and unemployment and general conditions of ghetto living."[7] He has also performed and recorded with the Larry Harlow's orchestra from 1971-1973. He has performed with Ray Barretto, Machito, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Orchesta Broadway, Joe Cuba, La Plata Sextet, Charanga America, Chito Velez, Ismael Miranda and Hector Lavoe. He was a member of Típica 73. In 1974 he joined the Fania All-Stars, replacing Orestes Vilató.[8] In 1975 and 1976 Marrero along with Eddie Palmieri recorded two Grammy Award winning albums, "The Sun of Latin Music" and "Unfinished Masterpiece."

Later career

He has performed and record with artists including, Ray Barreto, Mongo Santamaria, Ricardo Ray and Bobby Cruz, Dizzy Gillespie[9], Manhattan Transfer, Esther Williams, Paul Simon, Spyro Gyra, Linda Ronstadt, Joe Farrell, Esther Phillips, Carlos and Jorge Santana, Jerry Gonzales, and Jorge Dalto.[10][11] He has also performed with Nelson Gonzalez, Jimmy Bosch, Willie Rodriguez, David Amram, Steely Dan, Bill Withers, Airto and Flora Moreira, Wynton Marsalis, Chico O'Farrill, Billy Cobham, Stevie Wonder, Manu Dibango, Average White Band, George Benson, and Xavier Cugat.

He has also taught Latin precision and music theory throughout New York City and abroad.[12] During the early 1990s, he taught at The Conservatory of Rotterdam in Holland; recorded and performed with Conexion Latina and Nueva Manteca. After returning to New York, he began performing with Larry Harlow and the "Fania" Latin Legends Band.[13] In 2008 he recorded a concert called "Live at Willie's Steak House" with Willie Rodriguez, Andy Gonzalez, Roland Guerrero and Richy Mely.[14]

Discography

  • El Malo" (Fania, 1968)
  • The Hustler (Fania, 1968)
  • Live at the Red Garter Vol.1 · 1968 (Fania, 1968)
  • Live at the Red Garter Vol.2 · 1968 (Fania, 1968)
  • Live at the Cheetah, Volume 1 · 1971 (Fania, 1971)
  • Live at the Cheetah, Volume 2 · 1971 (Fania, 1971)
  • Our Latin Thing (40th Anniversary Limited Edition) · 1971 (Fania, 1971)
  • Salsa · 1974 (Fania, 1974)
  • Salsa (Original Soundtrack Recording) · 1976 (Fania, 1974)
  • Live In Africa · 1976 (Fania, 1976)
  • Delicate & Jumpy · 1976 (Columbia, 1976)
  • Rhythm Machine · 1977 (Columbia Records, 1977)
  • En Orbita (Fania, 1977)
  • Spanish Fever (Columbia Records, 1978)
  • Habana Jam · 1979 (Fania, 1979)
  • Cross Over · 1979 (Fania, 1979)
  • Commitment · 1980 (Fania, 1980)
  • California Jam · 1980 (Fania, 1980)
  • Gaucho (MCA Records, 1980)
  • Latin Connection · 1981 (Fania, 1981)
  • Guasasa · 1989 (Fania, 1989)
  • Nueva Manteca And Nicky Marrero – Afrodisia (Timeless Records, 1991)
  • Bravo '97 · 1997 (Fania, 1997)
  • Live in Puerto Rico · 1995 (Fania, 1995)
  • Live at Willie's Steak House (NYPRMusic, 2008)

Filmography

  • Our Latin Thing (Fania 1972)
  • Salsa (Fania, 1974)
  • Celia cruz and the Fania All Stars In Africa (Fania, 1993)
  • Live (Fania, 1995)
  • Soul Power (2009)
  • Indestructible. El alma de la salsa (Live in salsa & Salon Indien Films, 2017)
  • Yo soy la Salsa' (2014)

See also

References

  1. ^ Muñoz, C. B.; Lewis, P.; Molina, E. T. (2022). A People’s Guide to New York City. Jackson: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520289574.
  2. ^ "All In The Mars Vota Familia". Drum Week Newsletter. February 18, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Kusama-Hinte, Jeffery (director) (2009). Soul power (Director's Statement) (PDF) (Motion picture). USA: Mongrel Media.
  4. ^ Flores, J. (2016). Salsa Rising: New York Latin Music of the Sixties Generation. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 221. ISBN 0199764905.
  5. ^ Muhamad, Suraya (December 9, 2016). "'Harlem River Drive' Revisited With Eddie Palmieri". NPR. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Ratliff, B. (May 22, 2016). "Review: Eddie Palmieri Reprises a Tantalizing 'Harlem River Drive'". The New York Times. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  7. ^ Njoroge, N. (2016). Chocolate Surrealism: Music, Movement, Memory, and History in the Circum-Caribbean. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. p. 131. ISBN 9781496830777.
  8. ^ "Latin Scene". Bilboard. Vol. 86, no. 33. Los Angeles: Billbord Publications, Inc. August 17, 1974.
  9. ^ Amram, D. (1999). Vibrations: A Memoir. New York: Routledge. p. 490. ISBN 978-1594515835.
  10. ^ Kusama-Hinte, Jeffery (director) (2009). Soul power (Director's Statement) (PDF) (Motion picture). USA: Mongrel Media.
  11. ^ Roberts, J.S. (1999). The Latin Tinge: The Impact of Latin American Music on the United States. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 211. ISBN 9780195121018.
  12. ^ Benjamin, L. (2020). New York and the International Sound of Latin Music, 1940-1990. New York: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781496831323.
  13. ^ Steward, S. (1999). !Musica!: Salsa, Rumba, Merengue, & More: The Rhythm of Latin America. San Francisco: Diane Pub Co. p. 62. ISBN 1422364666.
  14. ^ Kusama-Hinte, Jeffery (director) (2009). Soul power (Director's Statement) (PDF) (Motion picture). USA: Mongrel Media.


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