Roberto Juan Rodriguez

Roberto Juan Rodriguez
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Styles: Salsa, Afro-Cuban, Chassidic, Cumbia, Klezmer, Merengue, Son, Latin Dance, Bulgarian Folk, Hebrew, Hungarian Folk, Jewish Folk, Avant-Garde Jazz, Cha-Cha, Turkish Folk, Cuban Jazz, Jewish Music
Biography: Percussionist, composer, and arranger Roberto Juan Rodriguez, whose unique blending of Latin and Jewish music has essentially created a whole new hybrid, was born in Cuba, the son of veteran horn player Roberto Luis Rodriguez. The younger Rodriguez studied violin, piano, and trumpet in Havana, and learned ...Read full biography
The First Basket
Released: 2009
Label: Tzadik
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Roberto Juan Rodriguez may be best known as a go-to drummer for a wide array of musicians ranging from Rubén Blades and Marc Ribot to T-Bone Burnettand Paul Simon. While there's no doubt that these gigs ...Read full review
Baila, Gitano Baila
Released: 2004
Label: TZADIK
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After percussionist/composer Roberto Juan Rodriguez's stunning Tzadik debut, El Danzon de Moises, he turns once more to his now trademark meld of Latin and Jewish music. Featuring multi-instrumentalist ...Read full review
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