With the voice of an angel, singer Angela Bofill wowed audiences across the globe. This award winning recording artist (American Music Award nominee, Bammy Award and Blackbook Award recipient, to name a few) is more powerful and exciting as ever with her three and a half octave range. Her stellar sold out performances are only equaled by the love and enthusiasm bestowed upon her by her many fans and colleagues including Denzel Washington, Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin, Lenny Kravitz, Danny Glover, Prince, Santana, the late great Ray Charles and her god-father Tito Puente.
Born and raised in New York City by her Cuban father and Puerto Rican mother, this Latin bombshell was exposed to a variety of musical styles, from Motown to Aretha Franklin to Tito Puente and Celia Cruz. Says Angela, “Growing up in Harlem, if you didn’t have the latest James Brown or a Supremes forty-five single, you weren’t hip. We always had Latin music playing in the house as my parents were great music lovers. In fact my father used to sit in and sing with the great Cuban bandleader, Machito.â€
By the age of eighteen, Angie was an accomplished singer and songwriter, jamming with the likes of Cannonball Adderley, Herbie Hancock, Nat Adderley Jr and Dizzy Gillespie to name a few. She was a featured soloist with the Dance Theater of Harlem, majored in theater at the University of Hartford and majored in voice at the Hartt College of Music. Angela also holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the prestigious Manhattan School of Music where she was classically trained in opera.
Angela’s solo recording career began in 1978 with her self-titled album, Angie. The hits This Time I’ll Be Sweeter and Under The Moon and Over the Sky began the career of a young woman whose unique blend of jazz and R&B established her as one of the top vocalists in both the pop and jazz world. Signed to GRP records, she released her sophomore recording titled, Angel of the Night. With hits like I Try and the title track, both her albums were simultaneously topping the pop, jazz and R&B charts in 1979 for months. Angela’s recording career was solidified.
In January 2006, Angela Bofill suffered a massive stroke that left her partially paralyzed and impaired her speech.
At the present time she is at home in California recovering. She is able to lift her leg slightly, and with the help of a leg brace is able to take a few steps. She is beginning to have some feeling in her shoulder but still has no mobility in her arm.
Angie's spirits are good, she is receiving physical & speech therapy and is determined to sing again. Like millions of Americans, Angela was without health coverage.CD 101.9FM, KISS FM and Friends of Angela Bofill presented "A Helping Hands" benefit concert at the Bergen Performing Arts
Center on March 11, 2006. Thank you to the many fans that came out and supported the show.
A gracious thank you the following artist for lending their time and talent; Melba Moore, Phil Perry, Pieces Of A Dream, Marion Meadows, Bobbi Humphrey, the Escorts, and the musicians performing as the Angela Bofill Band, Nat Adderley, Jr., Gregory Phillips and John Lee. A very special thank you to Rich Engel and the "Live At Night" team, Bill Zifiros and everyone at CD101.9 FM, KISS FM, Mark Green and the Bergen PAC staff, for everyone's hard work and effort for making this possible.
Benefit concerts are scheduled in Detroit and the Bay Area in northern California. Once the dates are confirmed they will be posted on this site and announced on the local radio stations.
Management
If you would like to send letters of encouragement, or a donation, make check payable to:
Black Angel Productions
c/o Live At Night
Box 1140
Maplewood, NJ 07040
Angela, Shauna and the Bofill family would like to thank everyone for their cards, letters, generosity, and the many acts of kindness and love.
It will never be forgotten.
