About Me
Eddie Bobè’s experience and knowledge encompass the musical traditions of the Caribbean and their links to African heritage.As a percussionist his expertise includes drum set, bata and conga drums (tumbadoras), timbales and bongosBecause of his academic knowledge and ability to communicate the subtleties and complexities of the genre, scholars, professors and cultural organizations have utilized Mr. Bobè as a consultant on books, articles and documentary films, and as lecturer, teacher and clinician. He has also written liner notes and reviews for related recordings.--------------------------------Through the years Eddie Bobè has been a teacher at the New York Drummer’s Collective, the Boys Harbor Music School, Johnny Colón School of Music, the Third Street Music School, the New School for Social Research, , and at the Jazzmobile. He has given lectures and demonstrations in New York public schools and library systems, and 2006 Cuban popular Music on Film at The Stone NYC along with Henry Medina and has imparted private instruction since the late 1970s -----------------------------------------------Mr. Bobè has performed with his own group at venues such as The Jazz Standard and Tonic The Jazz Gallary and the Zinc Bar .--------------Mr. Bobè’s broad historical knowledge allows him to transcend the cultural traditions of specific islands and to grasp wider patterns of the Caribbean. He is one of a few specialists in the music traditions of the Caribbean as a whole,----------------------------------Eddie Bobè is a unique innovator in the lineage of the many percussionists who have refined the use of multiple congas in creative musical settings. Eddie has been successful in transposing hand-drum patterns and concepts derived from folk traditions to the drum set. Few Folklorists made such a contribution.- Mr Bobe Considers himself only as an Actor who plays his role well --------------------------
.. PERFORMANCES AND APPEARANCES WITH:
Al Macdowell
Afro Cuba de Matanzas
"Anga"
Arnald Scofield
Art Pepper
Carlos ..Patato.. Valdez
Changuito
Chelsea Percussion Ensemble
Conjunto Bembè
Craig Harris
Bob James
Dave ValentÃne
David Garibaldi
Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Reyes
Gato Barberi
Gloria Mirabel
Groove Collective
(Rene Lopez)- Grupo Folklorico Experimental NY
Ismael Quintana
Ismael Rivera
Jaco Pastorias
Jasmine
Jay RodrÃguez
Joaquin Claussell
Jose Claussell & Restless Natives (Co leader, Debut at The E Beyond Festival in Sapporo Japan Oct 2002)
Julios Hempfield
Julito Collazo
Kenwood Dennard
La Conspiración
La Familia Cepeda
Larry Harlow
Los Pleneros de la 21a
Luis Carbonel (Cuban poet)
Mambo Lucien
Marco Rizo
Marc Ribot and Los Cubanos Postizos
Medeski, Martin and Wood
Maraca
Michel Camilo
Michele Rosewoman
Nelson Gonzalez
Oliver Lake
Ornette Coleman
Orlando ..Puntilla.. RÃos
Pan American Symphony Orchestra
Paquito de Rivera
Peter Erskin
Primitivo Santos
Puntilla
Ray Santos
Ravi Coltrane
Richie Havens
Ricky Martin 2006 Latin Grammy Awards
Roberto Viscaino
Rufus Reed
Son de la Loma
Steve Berrios
Tony Dimarco
Valerie Naranjo
Zack Glass
And a whole Lot more ! -----------------------------------------
RECORDINGS..BILLY MARTIN AND SOCKET.. (2005)
Amulet Records..PEOPLE PEOPLE MUSIC MUSIC.. Groove Collective (2005)
Savoy ( Grammy Nominee 2006 )"ILLY B EATS 2" Billy Martin (2004)
Amulet Records"UNINVISBLE" Medeski, Martin and Wood (2004)
Blue Note"LOS BATIDOS" -Olajope featuring Chucho Valdes (2001)
Six Degrees"THE DROPPER" Medeski, Martin and Wood (2000)
Blue Note"AS LONG AS YOU’RE LIVING" The Music of Keith Jarrett (2000)
BMG-RCA."AFROCUBANO CHANT NO.2" (2000)
Hip-Bop Records"HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS" Doug Lawrence (1999)
Fable Records"HEART OF A LEGEND" Chico O..Farrill (1999)
Fantasy / Milestone..EDDIE BOBÈ CENTRAL PARK RUMBA.. (1999)
Piranha Music..DECLASSIFIED.. Groove Collective (1999)
SanarchieRemixes of Salif Keita, Steel Magnolia (1999)
Blue Note / Spiritual Life"FIRST WORLD" Steve Berrios and Son Bechèche (1995)
Milestone Records..STEVE BERRIOS & SON BACHÉCHE AND THEN SOME!.. (1995)
Milestone Records. Grammy Nominee"HARVEST" Michele Rosewoman (1994)
Enja Records
"CONTRAST HIGH" Michele Rosewoman (1988)
Enja Records..SUPER BAILABLES EN NY.. Primitivo Santos (1981)
Algar Records.. Days of Innocence .. Zack Glass ( 2006).. Upcoming releases:
Nigerian and Cuban Bata recording With
Chris Theberge
Tony DeMarco..The Sligo Indians(2008 )
Smithsonian Folkways -----------------.. MOVIE AND DOCUMENTRY SOUNDTRACKS..THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR.. (1999)
Eddie Bobé..s composition Cumenco is included in the movie soundtrack..CHICO WHO?.. (1999)
Appearance playing on the documentary..AN ELEMENT OF ONE.. Documentary
Steve Coleman..THE CHAIR.. (Starring James Coco) 1989
Music of Eddie Reyes..SONG FOR MY SON.. (Directed by Bruce Paynter) 1991..THE KING RETURNS.. (Written and directed by Mark Beneria)2005..POINT OF VIEW.. (PBS) Documentary seriesDocumentary with Marc Ribot (PBS) 2005
.. 2006
With Ricky Martin at Latin Grammy Awards--------------------THEATER AND DANCE COMPANIESJoe..s Pub Public Theatre (A Midsummer Night..s Dream)
Los Afortunados (Cuban Dance Company)
Teatro Otra Cosa (Puerto Rican Dance Comp.)
Shango (Haitian Dance Company)---------------------.. WRITTEN WORKMr. Bobè has been interviewed by several music publications and has written musical articles, reviews, and liner notes.BOMB MAGAZINE
Interview March 2003, Issue No. 82RHYTHM MAGAZINE
Interview August 2000, Volume IX No. 8NEW YORK LATINO
Music critic from 1992-94THE MUSIC PAPER
-Interviewed September, October and November 1990DRUM BEAT
-Article on Mr. Bobè..s by Frank Marino 1990Lazaro Ross (Cuba..s legendary SanterÃa singer)
..CON MEZCLA..
-Liner notes for Lazaro RossDESCARGA NEWSLETTER
Reviews and articles"Carambola " ..Vidas en el Jazz Latino
Book Interview by Luc Delannoy on Eddie Bobe 2005----------------------.. RADIO APPEARANCESSUNDAY WEEKEND EDITION - July 9, 2000 .. Liane Hansen speaks with percussionist Eddie Bobè. His new CD, Central Park Rumba (Piranha Musik CD-PIR1365) takes its inspiration from the spontaneous Sunday afternoon rumba sessions that have taken place there for years.WNYC’S THE NEXT BIG THING August 29 2003
Radio play "You’re The Fool" by Roy Nathanson -----------------------.. INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS AND BOOKSMaster of the Arts Series (Instructional Video)
Alchemy pictures
-performed with Steve BarrÃos, Patato, Jerry GonzálezAfro-Cuban Rhythms Applied to Drum Set (Instruction book)
By Frankie Malabé
-main consultant -------------------------------.. LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONSWith Professor Robert Farris Thompson (Yale University), lecture-demonstration at New York University.Lectures at Marymount College and Brooklyn Public Library, Museum of Natural History, and composers.. Improvisation Workshop
