Apr262024

Rico Rodriguez

Emmanuel "Rico" Rodriguez MBE (17 October 1934 – 4 September 2015), also known as simply Rico, Reco or El Reco, was a Cuban-born Jamaican ska and reggae trombonist. He recorded with many producers, including Karl Pitterson, Prince Buster, and Lloyd "Matador" Daley. He was known as one of the first and most distinguished ska artists, and from the early 1960s performed and recorded in Britain, with the Specials, Jools Holland,Paul Young, and others. Read more on Last.fm

Track: These Things Are True

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Wareika Vibes
10607
2Africa
6132
3Over the rainbow
5601
4Fu Man Chu
5445
5Luke Lane Shuffle
5396
6This Day
4745
7Man From Wareika
4564
8Wonderful World
4263
9Work Song
4173
10Rico Special
3458

Other Album Releases:

Reggae Horn Section: Lester Sterling, Rico Rodriguez & Cannon Ball King
The Pama Years: Rico Rodriguez, El Reco
Rico / Order of Distinction (JA-13 Cooperative Presents)
The Aggrovators Present Rico
Wareika Vibes
Togetherness (En Vivo en Buenos Aires 2000-2001)
Roots To The Bone
You Must Be Crazy
Jama Rico
That Man Is Forward

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