Zumbale - Music

Henry Fiol Singer Composer Percussionist Bandleader Producer Painter And Writer. Born In New York City Where He Has Always Lived. Father Puerto Rican Mother Italian-American Children Henry Fiol Is The Father Of Three Children. Orlando The Oldest Is A Pianist/arranger/percussionist Who Sometimes Performs With His Father. Education Graduated From Hunter College Where He Studied Art And Received His Bachelor’s Degree BFA. Work Experience Before Beginning His Career In Music He Worked As An Art Teacher In The Catholic Schools Of New York And Then As A Counselor For Students With Behavior Problems For The NYC Board Of Education. Artist During The Era Of The LP He Painted The Cover Illustrations For All Of His Albums---In 1978 He Won Latin New York Magazine’s Award For Best Album Cover Of The Year For The Cover Of His First Album With Saoco “Siempre Seré Guajiro”---But Ever Since The Format For Recordings Was Reduced Down To The Size Of A CD He Has Forsaken The Use Of His Original Art In Favor Of Photography Instead. Composer Over The Years The Majority Of The Songs Recorded By Henry Fiol Have Been Of His Own Composition And Although He Doesn’t Read Or Write Music He Has Always Been Actively Involved In The Preparation Of His Arrangements As Well. Writer In The Late Nineties He Dedicated Himself To The Writing Of His First Book A Novel In English Entitled The Short End Of The Stick. Although Finished It Remains Unpublished. Musical Career Began All Most Forty Years Ago Initially As A Conga Player/coro Singer. 1974-1978 Co-Founder Co-Leader Conga Player And Lead Singer Of Saoco Where He Composed Most Of The Group’s Material And Recorded Two LP’s. 1980-1982 Recorded Two LP’s With SAR Records As A Soloist And Was Fortunate Enough To Score Several Number-One Hits In Colombia Venezuela Ecuador And Dominican Republic. He Subsequently Toured Latin-America Doing Numerous Concerts And Television Appearances. 1983-1987 Formed His Own Band “Corazón” And Introduced His Signature Brass Instrumentation Of Trumpet With Tenor Sax. 1984-1987 Founded His Own Record Company Corazón Records And Began Using The Characteristic Red-And-Black Stage Clothing With The Symbol Of The Heart. During This Period He Recorded Three Albums On The Corazón Label. 1987-1991 Returned To Working As A Soloist And In 1989 He Recorded A Solo Album With His Son Orlando. A Year Later He Re-Organized His Band---This Time Augmenting His Horn Section To Two Trumpets And A Tenor Sax---And With His New Instrumentation He Continued To Travel And Do Live Performances. 1991-2002 In 1991 Earthworks/Virgin Released A Compilation Album Worldwide. Also In This Period Two Additional Albums Were Recorded One In New York And The Other In Colombia And Another Compilation Album Entitled “Lo Máximo” Was Released. 2002-Present In 2002 The Album "Guapería" Was Recorded And Produced By Henry Fiol For His Own Production Company Corazón Productions. It Contains Seven Original Fiol Compositions And Three Adaptations Of Old Cuban Favorites. In 2008 Henry Fiol Produced And Recorded The Album "De Cachete" In Cali Colombia With The Help Of Some Excellent Colombian Musicians. This Recording On Fiol's Own Label Corazón Records Contains Nine Original Fiol Compositions And Is Available To Be Downloaded Free From His Website. To This Day Henry Fiol Continues To Travel And Perform On An International Level Particularly In Latin America And Europe Where Over The Years He Has Acheived The Status Of Being Considered A "classic Artist" And A Perennial Favorite. Travels USA Canada Colombia Venezuela Ecuador Mexico Curacao Dominican Republic Puerto Rico England France Switzerland Italy Belgium Spain Etc. read less