Manolo Badrena (born March 17, 1952, in

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) is a percussionist most noted for his work with

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from 1976 to 1977. He has made contributions to over 100 recordings that span

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, pop, and

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. Badrena has played with The Zawinul Syndicate,

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, Mezzoforte,

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, Blondie, Michael Franks,

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, Hugo Fattoruso, and others. Badrena lives in Fairview, New Jersey. He is the leader (drums, percussion, guitar, vocals) of the Latin jazz band Trio Mundo.

Discography

As leader

* ''Manolo'' (A&M, 1979) * ''Carnaval'' with Trio Mundo (Khaeon, 2002) * ''Trio Mundo Rides Again'' with Trio Mundo (ZOHO, 2004)

As sideman

With

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* ''Main Event Live'' (A&M, 1978) * '' Rise'' (A&M, 1979) * ''Beyond'' (A&M, 1980) With

* ''Living in the Crest of a Wave'' (Elektra Musician, 1984) * ''The Alternative Man'' (Blue Note, 1985) * ''Live in Europe'' (Lipstick, 1995) * ''Escape'' (Escapade, 1996) * ''Touch'' (ESC, 1999) * ''Big Fun'' (ESC, 2002) With Terumasa Hino * ''Double Rainbow'' (CBS, 1981) * ''Pyramid'' (CBS, 1982) * ''Detour'' (EMI, 1988) With Masaru Imada * ''Seaside'' (1982) * ''Blue Marine'' (Full House, 1982) * ''Tropical Sunset'' (Full House, 1984) With

* '' Rossiter Road'' (Atlantic, 1986) * '' The Essence Part One'' (Birdology, 1995) * '' Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2'' (Verve, 1996) * ''Live in Paris 1996'' (Birdology, 1999) * ''It's Magic'' (Birdology, 2008) * ''A Quiet Time'' (Dreyfus, 2009) * ''Blue Moon'' (Jazz Village, 2012) * ''Saturday Morning'' (Jazz Village, 2013) * ''Ahmad Jamal Featuring Yusef Lateef Live'' (Jazz Village, 2014) * ''Live in Marciac August 5th 2014'' (Jazz Village, 2015) * ''Marseille'' (Jazz Village, 2017) With

* ''Eyewitness'' (Antilles, 1981) * ''Modern Times'' (Trio, 1982) * ''Casa Loco'' (Antilles, 1984) * ''Helping Hand'' (Polydor, 1987) * ''Public Access'' (GRP, 1990) * ''Headline'' (Polydor, 1992) * ''Crossings'' (Polygram, 1994) * ''The Green Field'' (Tone Center, 2005) * ''Borrowed Time'' (ESC, 2007) * ''Parting Shot'' (ESC, 2011) With

* ''

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'' (MCA, 1982) * '' City Kids'' (MCA, 1983) * '' Breakout'' (MCA, 1986) * '' Stories Without Words'' (MCA, 1987) * '' 20/20'' (GRP, 1997) With

* '' Heavy Weather'' (Columbia, 1977) * '' Mr. Gone'' (CBS, 1978) * '' Live and Unreleased'' (Columbia, 2002) * '' Forecast: Tomorrow'' (Columbia, 2006) With

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* ''World Tour'' (ESC, 1998) * ''Two Years with the Zawinul Syndicate'' (ESC, 2000) * '' Faces & Places'' (Cream, 2002) * ''Vienna Nights Live at Joe Zawinul's Birdland'' (BHM, 2005) With others * Mina Agossi, ''Simple Things?'' (Candid, 2008) *

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, '' Strange Angels'' (Warner Bros., 1989) *

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, '' Love Will Find a Way'' (Verve, 2019) * Victor Bailey, ''Slippin' 'n' Trippin (Studio V, 2009) *

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, ''Ecue'' (Pablo, 1978) *

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, ''Say What You Mean'' (Big World, 1993) *

, '' Heavy Heart'' (WATT, 1984) * Carla Bley, '' Night-Glo'' (WATT, 1985) * Blondie, '' The Hunter'' (Chrysalis, 1982) *

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, '' Straphangin''' (Arista, 1981) *

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'' (Passport, 1985) *

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, ''Midnight'' (Button, 1996) *

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, '' Take It Off'' (Atlantic, 1981) * Ronnie Cuber, ''The Scene Is Clean'' (Milestone, 1994) * Ronnie Cuber, ''Passion Fruit'' (Electric Bird, 1985) *

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, ''Why Not!'' (Columbia, 1984) *

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, '' Reach for It'' (Epic, 1977) *

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, ''Mosaic'' (Hip Pocket, 1985) * Mark Egan, ''Beyond Words'' (Bluemoon, 1991) *

, '' The Three Americas'' (Blue Note, 1997) * Eliane Elias, '' Music from Man of La Mancha'' (Concord Jazz, 2018) * Dalia Faitelson, ''Diamond of the Day'' (Stunt, 2001) *

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, ''With Sound Reason'' (Atlantic, 1979) * Michael Franks, '' Skin Dive'' (Warner Bros., 1985) * Michael Franks, '' Abandoned Garden'' (Warner Bros., 1995) *

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, ''Silk'' (CTI, 1981) *

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'' (A&M, 1979) *

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, '' KooKoo'' (Chrysalis, 1981) *

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, ''From Ton to Tom'' (Videoarts, 1999) * Charlie Hunter/Chinna Smith/

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, ''Earth Tones'' (Green Streets, 2005) * Fumio Karashima, ''I Used to Be Alone'' (Polydor, 1984) * Fridrik Karlsson, ''Point Blank'' (Steinar, 1990) *

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, '' Crazy for You'' (Liberty, 1981) * Pete Levin, ''A Solitary Man'' (Gramavision, 1991) * Pete Levin, ''Jump!'' (Pete Levin, 2010) * Jakob Magnusson, ''Special Treatment'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * Mike Mainieri, ''Wanderlust'' (Warner Bros., 1981) *

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, ''See Through Spirits'' (Atlantic, 1985) * Tania Maria, ''Bela Vista'' (World Pacific, 1990) *

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, ''Starmaker'' (Blujazz, 2012) * Hector Martignon, ''Portrait in White and Black'' (Candid, 1996) *

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, '' Main Event Live'' (A&M, 1978) * Sleepy Matsumoto, ''Papillon'' (Compose, 1992) *

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, '' Continuum'' (Columbia, 2006) *

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, ''Instructions Inside'' (Manhattan, 1991) *

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, ''Source'' (Agharta, 1982) *

, '' Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' (Asylum, 1977) *

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, ''Children of Ibeji'' (Enja, 1992) * Noel Pointer, ''Never Lose Your Heart'' (Shanachie, 1993) * Rare Silk, ''American Eyes'' (Palo Alto, 1985) * Dianne Reeves, ''Bridges'' (Blue Note, 1999) *

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, '' That's What I Say'' (Verve, 2005) * James Senese, ''Passpartu'' (Itwhy, 2003) *

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, '' Jigsaw'' (Atlantic, 1989) * Dave Stryker, ''Shades of Miles'' (SteepleChase, 2000) * Dave Stryker, ''Changing Times'' (SteepleChase, 2001) *

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, '' World Gone Strange'' (Private Music, 1991) * Torbjorn Sunde, ''Meridians'' (ACT, 1998) *

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, ''Urban Earth'' (Gramavision, 1985) *

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, ''Jammin' in Manhattan'' (Polydor, 1984) *

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, ''Flute Juice'' (GRP, 1983) * Gino Vannelli, '' Brother to Brother'' (A&M, 1978) *

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, '' Men Without Women'' (EMI, 1982)

External links

A Day with Manolo Badrena, interview by Alex Pertout
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Badrena, Manolo 1952 births Living people Puerto Rican percussionists Weather Report members The Zawinul Syndicate members