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Artist Biography For Edmundo Ros And His Orchestra

Born In Port Of Spain Trinidad And Tobago Ros' Mother Was An African-Venezuelan His Father Was Scottish. Ros' Parents Separated Not Long After He Was Born And He Was Enrolled Into A Military School Where He Became Interested In Music And Learned To Play The Euphonium Or Bombardin. From 1927 To 1937 His Family Lived In Caracas Venezuela. He Played In A Military Band For Four Years. Later He Received A Music Scholarship From The Government. In June 1937 He Moved To London England To Study Classical Music At The Royal Academy Of Music. He Soon Returned To Playing Popular Music And Also Recorded Several Sides As A Sideman To Fats Waller Who Was Visiting London In 1938. In 1939 He Formed His Own Rumba Band "Rumba With Ros". In 1941 He Gained Recognition With The Track "Los Hijos De Buda" And Was Playing Regularly At The Elegant Coconut Grove Club On Regent Street Which Attracted Members Of High Society. In 1946 He Owned A Club A Dance School A Record Company And An Artist's Agency. His Band Grew To 16 Musicians. His Album The Wedding Samba Sold Three Million Copies In 1949. In 1951 He Bought The Coconut Grove And Renamed It Edmundo Ros' Dinner And Supper Club. The Club Became Popular For Its Atmosphere And Music It Closed In 1965. From 1964 To 1968 He Was The Owner Of The Internationally Known And Very Exclusive Edmundo Ros Club On Regent Street. His Album Rhythms Of The South 1957 Was One Of The First High-Quality LP Stereo Records. He Was With Decca Records From 1944 To 1974. In 1975 At The Age Of 65 He Retired And Moved To Jávea Alicante Spain . On January 8 1994 He Gave His Last Public Performance. Ros Was Awarded The Order Of The British Empire By Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II In The 2000 New Year's Honours List. Discography His Most Famous Albums Edmundo Ros And His Rumba Band 1939-1941 LP Tropical Magic 1942-1944 LP Cuban Love Song 1945 LP On Broadway LP Show Boat/Porgy & Bess LP Ros At The Opera Broadway Goes Latin Rhythms Of The South Latin Carnival New Rhythms Of The South Latin Boss...Señor Ros Arriba Latin Hits I Missed Hair Goes Latin Heading South Of The Border The Latin King This Is My World Caribbean Ros Sunshine And Olé! Give My Regards To Broadway Doin' The Samba CD Rhythms Of The South/New Rhythms Of The South CD Good! Good! Good! CD Strings Latino/Latin Hits I Missed CD That Latin Sound Wedding Samba Cancion Cubana Mambo Jambo Naxos CD The Wedding Samba Nayer Sher Calypsos Decca 1956 Mambos Decca 1956 Rhythms Of The South Decca 1957 Calypso Man Decca 1958 Perfect For Dancing Decca 1958 Ros On Broadway Decca 1959 Hollywood Cha Cha Cha Decca 1959 Bongos From The South Decca 1961 Dance Again Decca 1962 Sing And Dance With Edmundo Ros Decca 1963 With *Ted Heath Heath Versus Ros Phase 4 1964 With Heath Heath Versus Ros Round Two Phase 4 1967 This Is My World Decca 1972 Ros Remembers Decca 1974 Edmundo Ros Today Decca 1978 Latin Favourites Gold Crown 1979 Latin Song And Dance Men Pye 1980 Music For The Millions Decca 1983 Strings Latino London 1985 Cuban Love Song 1985 Latin Magic London 1987 Edmundo Ros & His Rumba Band 1939-1941 1992 That Latin Sound Pulse 1997 His Most Famous Track Was "Melodie D' Amour".

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