Walfredo Reyes, Sr.

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Walfredo Reyes, Sr.
Native name Walfredo de los Reyes III
Born Cuba
Genres Jazz, Latin, World music, World fusion, Afro-Cuban, and Rock
Occupations session and full-time musician;
music educator and clinician
Notable instruments
Auxiliary percussion, Drum set

Walfredo Reyes, Sr., born in Cuba as Walfredo de los Reyes III, is a world-renowned percussionist, drum set player, and educator, in the fields of session recording, live performance, and clinics. He is the father of famed percussionists, Walfredo Reyes, Jr. and Daniel de los Reyes, and of television and video game actor, Kamar de los Reyes. Citing Louis Bellson and Buddy Rich as musical influences,[1] he has performed or recorded with artists including Josephine Baker, Cachao, Elena Burke, La Lupe, Julio Gutierrez Cuban Jam Sessions, Quarteto de Aidas, Louie Bellson, Bobby Darin, Dionne Warwick, Juliet Prowse, and Debbie Reynolds.

Career

Born as Walfredo de los Reyes III, his trumpeter father was named Walfredo de los Reyes II, also a well known musician. To distinguish the two during their mutually active career span from the 1940s through the early 1960s, his father was originally published as Walfredo de los Reyes, Sr. and he as Walfredo de los Reyes, Jr. With the senior's retirement, and the onset of his own son's career, he then became published as the new Walfredo Reyes, Sr. and his son as Walfredo Reyes, Jr. (natively Walfredo de los Reyes Palau IV).[2]

Discography

(2001) San Rafael 500 (featuring Walfredo Reyes, Sr., Walfredo Reyes, Jr., Kamar de los Reyes, Rafael de los Reyes, Karen Briggs, Pedro Eustache)

Equipment

Walfredo Reyes, Sr. carries the following endorsements:

  • Regal Tip Nylon cap 7/16" 176NT[3]
  • Sabian cymbals[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reyes, Walfredo, Sr.. The Tiger Interviews Walfredo Reyes Sr.. Interview with Tiger Bill. TigerMix.com, Inc. http://www.tigerbill.com/drummerinterviews/walfredoreyes.htm. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Walfredo+De+Los+Reyes,+Sr. "Walfredo De Los Reyes, Sr."]. Retrieved August 8, 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Walfredo Reyes Sr.". Regal Tip. Retrieved August 8, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Drumset Artists: Walfredo Reyes, Sr.". Sabian. Retrieved August 8, 2013. 

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