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Wilson "Chembo" Corniel

Wilson Corniel, Jr.

Born: November 22, 1953

GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATED Percussionist Wilson “Chembo” Corniel was born in Manhattan on November 22, 1953 of proud Puerto Rican parents; Chembo was raised in the humble streets of Red Hook, Brooklyn. It was during these years, as a quick-witted youngster, that he had the privilege and honor to study with such percussion luminaries as, Tommy Lopez Sr., “Little Ray” Romero, Louie Bauzo, and Cachete Maldonado.

Chembo honed his skills at The Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts in New York, and also at the prestigious La Escuela Nacional de Arte in Havana, Cuba under the direction of the great Chucho Valdés. In Cuba Chembo studied with Roberto Vizcaino Guillot, Jose Luis Quintana “Changuito”, Papo Angarica, Alejandro Cavajal Guerra, Lazaro Poderoso, Julito Fantoma, Sandy Perez (Grupo Afro Cuba De Mantanzas).

Joel LaRue Smith: The Motorman's Son

by Dan Bilawsky
February 18, 2017

The impact that parents can have on their children is absolutely incalculable. They're responsible for rearing and guiding, instilling and imprinting a series of attitudes and virtues on what essentially amounts to a human blank slate. Their acts inspire the actions and beliefs that come to largely define their progeny. That's an idea that pianist Joel ...

For The Rest Of Your Life

By Wilson "Chembo" Corniel

Label: Chemboró Records, Inc
Released: 2007
Track listing: Chawor

Wilson "Chembo" Corniel: For The Rest Of Your Life

by Chip Boaz
November 11, 2007

Our expectations shape our listening experiences, even before we hear an artist's recorded work. We anticipate musical genres based on a musician's past and assume that the bandleader will be featured prominently. We judge unfamiliar artists on their instrument, album covers, or websites; and then we decide whether that artist deserves our attention. Once we listen ...

The Extension

By Uli Geissendoerfer

Label: Caracalla
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. The Extension 09:24 2. Wedding Song 05:31 3. Mambo Derivado 06:38 4. New World 09:31 5. Waiting For Galina 05:49 6. No Sweat 05:25 7. Wedding Song - Quartet 06:12 8. Nobody Knows 06:31