Composer, arranger, guitarist and creator of the Cuban ritmo "Pa' ca". Born in Holguin Cuba on July 4, 1929 "Arrimate Pa' ca" The "Original" 1964 LP cover on Egrem.
With sessions at the correct speed.
"Arrimate Pa' ca" The "reissue" CD on 'Caney'
Unfortunately everything on this "remastered/reissue" is at the wrong speed.
With additional materiel taken from the original 1964 Egrem LP and from several LP's that JuanitoMarquez played on with 'Pacho Alonso' y Los Bocucos. (includes "Billy The Kid", composed by 'Enrique Bonne')
"Marquez" - early 1970's Out of print. 2. "Que Cosa Es Esto" 5. "Clap Clap Pa' Ca" 7. "Ohe Le Le" 8. "Melao" 9. "Barahunda"
This is one style of playing Pa' ca
Juanito Marquez with his Orch.
The rhythm is Pa'ca which he created.
The Conga plays Pa'ca while the bongo
player plays an Okonkolo Batá drum part.
A video of 'Orq. Aragon' with guests Elena Burke, Los Zafiros and at the beginning, Juanito Marquez comes out and plugs his guitar into his amplifier.
The song is "Pituka La Bella" writen by Juanito Marquez - Ritmo Pa' ca
Orq. Aragon playing "Arimate Pa' Ca" written by Juanito Marquez - Ritmo Pa' ca
'Juanito Marquez' - "Sax Cha Chá"
Vinyl LP on Velvet
"Juanito Marquez y Su Combo"Areito vinyl LP 1960's Tumbao N°. 11 "La Mejor Guitara De Cuba"
Vinyl LP on Duher
("Gems of Christmas")Vinyl LP on the Cuban Gema label.
With several true gems. Miguelito Cuní with Andrés "Niño" Rivera Echevarria. Elena Burke with Juanito Marquez on electric guitar. (Elena Burke is amazing on this!) Rolando La' Serie with Bebo Valdés. Compay Segundo' with 'Amparito'. And Fernando Alvarez.
There are 12 songs, even though the cover lists 11. And also incorrectly lists Rolando La'Serie as the vocalist on #6, but it is it isMiguelito Cunísinging with 'Niño" Rivera's big band.
1. Esta Navidad - Rolando La'Serie. 2. Feliz Navidad - Fernando Alvarez. 3. Cancion De Pascuas - Elena Burke&Juanito Marquez. 4. Tres Magos De Oriente - Compay Segundo y Amparito. 5. Invierno Y Navidad - Miguelito Cuní&"Niño" Rivera 6. La Virgin Lloraba - Miguelito Cuní&"Niño" Rivera. 7. Navidad Gris - Fernando Alvarez. 8. Lechon Y Guanajo - Rolando La'Serie. 9. La Mano De Dios - Elena Burke&Juanito Marquez. 10. Villancici Guajiro - Compay Segundo y 'Amparito. 11. Mi Nochebuena En Oriente - Miguelito Cuní&"Niño" Rivera. 12. Un Amor En Navida - Fernando Alvarez.
2. Feliz Navidad Fernando Alvarez: voz
3. Cancion De Pascuas Elena Burke: voz&Juanito Marquez: elec. guitar
6. La Virgin Lloraba Miguelito Cuní con "Niño" Rivera y su Orq.
8. Lechon Y Guanajo Rolando La'Serie con Bebo Valdés y su Orq.
9. La Mano De Dios Elena Burke: voz&Juanito Marquez: elec. guitar
11. Mi Nochebuena En Oriente Miguelito Cuní: voz&"Niño" Rivera: tres solo
"Festejando Navedad Con Celia Cruz"
Celia y La Sonora Matancera
1. Feliz Navidad
("Gems of Christmas")Vinyl LP on the Cuban Gema label.
With several true gems. Miguelito Cuní with Andrés "Niño" Rivera Echevarria. Elena Burke with Juanito Marquez on electric guitar. (Elena Burke is amazing on this!) Rolando La' Serie with Bebo Valdés. Compay Segundo' with 'Amparito'. And Fernando Alvarez.
There are 12 songs, even though the cover lists 11. And also incorrectly lists Rolando La'Serie as the vocalist on #6, but it is it isMiguelito Cunísinging with 'Niño" Rivera's big band.
1. Esta Navidad - Rolando La'Serie. 2. Feliz Navidad - Fernando Alvarez. 3. Cancion De Pascuas - Elena Burke&Juanito Marquez. 4. Tres Magos De Oriente - Compay Segundo y Amparito. 5. Invierno Y Navidad - Miguelito Cuní&"Niño" Rivera 6. La Virgin Lloraba - Miguelito Cuní&"Niño" Rivera. 7. Navidad Gris - Fernando Alvarez. 8. Lechon Y Guanajo - Rolando La'Serie. 9. La Mano De Dios - Elena Burke&Juanito Marquez. 10. Villancici Guajiro - Compay Segundo y 'Amparito. 11. Mi Nochebuena En Oriente - Miguelito Cuní&"Niño" Rivera. 12. Un Amor En Navida - Fernando Alvarez.
2. Feliz Navidad Fernando Alvarez: voz
3. Cancion De Pascuas Elena Burke: voz&Juanito Marquez: elec. guitar
6. La Virgin Lloraba Miguelito Cuní con "Niño" Rivera y su Orq.
8. Lechon Y Guanajo Rolando La'Serie con Bebo Valdés y su Orq.
9. La Mano De Dios Elena Burke: voz&Juanito Marquez: elec. guitar
11. Mi Nochebuena En Oriente Miguelito Cuní: voz&"Niño" Rivera: tres solo
"Festejando Navedad Con Celia Cruz"
Celia y La Sonora Matancera
1. Feliz Navidad
("Gems of Christmas")Vinyl LP on the Cuban Gema label.
With several true gems. Miguelito Cuní with Andrés "Niño" Rivera Echevarria. Elena Burke with Juanito Marquez on electric guitar. (Elena Burke is amazing on this!) Rolando La' Serie with Bebo Valdés. Compay Segundo' with 'Amparito'. And Fernando Alvarez.
There are 12 songs, even though the cover lists 11. And also incorrectly lists Rolando La'Serie as the vocalist on #6, but it is it isMiguelito Cunísinging with 'Niño" Rivera's big band.
1. Esta Navidad - Rolando La'Serie. 2. Feliz Navidad - Fernando Alvarez. 3. Cancion De Pascuas - Elena Burke&Juanito Marquez. 4. Tres Magos De Oriente - Compay Segundo y Amparito. 5. Invierno Y Navidad - Miguelito Cuní&"Niño" Rivera 6. La Virgin Lloraba - Miguelito Cuní&"Niño" Rivera. 7. Navidad Gris - Fernando Alvarez. 8. Lechon Y Guanajo - Rolando La'Serie. 9. La Mano De Dios - Elena Burke&Juanito Marquez. 10. Villancici Guajiro - Compay Segundo y 'Amparito. 11. Mi Nochebuena En Oriente - Miguelito Cuní&"Niño" Rivera. 12. Un Amor En Navida - Fernando Alvarez.
2. Feliz Navidad Fernando Alvarez: voz
3. Cancion De Pascuas Elena Burke: voz&Juanito Marquez: elec. guitar
6. La Virgin Lloraba Miguelito Cuní con "Niño" Rivera y su Orq.
8. Lechon Y Guanajo Rolando La'Serie con Bebo Valdés y su Orq.
9. La Mano De Dios Elena Burke: voz&Juanito Marquez: elec. guitar
11. Mi Nochebuena En Oriente Miguelito Cuní: voz&"Niño" Rivera: tres solo
"Festejando Navedad Con Celia Cruz"
Celia y La Sonora Matancera
1. Feliz Navidad
Miami 1960 or 1961 Discuba vinyl LP Never reissued on LP or CD.
LP vinyl sold on Ebay 3/4/12 $92.00
The tunes "Pituka La Bella" and "Arrimate Pa' Ca" were written by Juanito Marquez and done in the "Ritmo Pa'ca", the rhythmic form attributed to him. Ritmo De Estrellas, my favorite South Florida Cuban Charanga band circa early '60's. With much influence by Orq. Aragon, especially in their tight crisp vocal style. With acoustic bass... so much more natural sounding than electric bass. This LP is now obscure and hard to find a copy in good condition. Many later pressings of this LP have very poor sound, with much of the bass very low or almost missing. The early pressings are the best, with the bass very full and the thick album cover with a very high glossy cover photo.
"Pituka La Bella" Tito Gomez with Orq. Riverside 1952 Very rare and now obscure track.
Video of Orq. Aragon singing "Pituka La Bella"written byJuanito Marquez. In this video Juanito Marquez walks out and plugs his electric guitar into his amplifier just after the song starts. Aragon with guests Los Zafiros, Elena Burke and Juanito Marquez (Ritmo "Pa'ca").
Alfons Wonneberg: Sax, Eddy Gaytán: acordeón with Chucho Valdes on piano andJuanito Marquez, electric guitar. The best three are "Rico Pilón", "Arrímate Pa' Ca" and "Mozambique".
1. Rico Pilón
Comp: Pacho Alonso
7. Arrímate Pa' Ca
Comp: Juanito Marquez
12. Mozambique
Comp: Pedro Izquierdo a.k.a. "Pello El Afrokan"
His father was Cuban, his mother was Puerto Rican. Pacho Alonso was 54 when he died.
Pacho Alonso
Pacho Alonso with Orq. Mariano Merceron in Santiago De Cuba.
Pacho Alonso con laOrq. De Mariano Merceron. Vocal.: Pacho Alonso Coro: Beny Moré and Fernando Alvarez. from 78rpm "Aguanta Mulata" 1951
"Una Noche En El Scheherezada" 1958, 1959 His first LP backed by Bebo Valdes and Orq. (after Cuba "nationalized" RCA Victor it became 'Discuba')
"Que me digan feo"
1960 The "South Florida" pressing" above. El Chino Pichón on Timbales and kickdrum. Ibrahim Ferrer: coro.
Includes his big hit.... "Que Me Digan Feo"
And six killer ballads: "Jugete", "Soy Tu Ley", "llorar Es De Hombre", "Tu Has Vuelto", "Niebla Del Riachuelo" and "Este Amor Nunca Lo Podre Olvidar"that in my opinion, are his best! My favorite version of "Sorpresa De Harina Con Boniato", with Juanito Marquez on electric guitar.
Pacho Alonso was a "masterful" bolerista (bolero-ballad singer) with a lot of jazz inflections in his style.
I know Pacho liked listening to Billy Eckstine and Johnny Hartman in the 1950's, 60's, I was told that when I lived in New Orleans in 1980 by two musicians that played in his band, both of them came to New Orleans via "the Mariel boat lift" in 1980.
The CD reissue of this LP is missing 2 boleros from the original 12 songs on the LP.
2. Juguete Bolero 3. Sorpresa De Harina Con Boniato Ritmo Pilón 'Enrique Bonne': comp. 4. Soy Tu Ley Bolero 8. Tu Has Vuelto Bolero
12. Este Amor Nunca Lo Podre Olvidar Bolero
The original 'Discuba' LP cover below. The front and back cover of an E.P. With Ibrahim Ferrer in the yellow shirt, standing in front. "A bailar con Pacho Alonso" 1961 With Juanito Marquez on electric guitar. El Chino Pichón on Timbales, kickdrum. Enrique Bonne wrote 9 of the 12 songs.
The CD reissue is missing 2 songs from the original LP 11 and 12 I added them from the original LP.
7. Con Los Pies Camino Ritmo Pilón 'Enrique Bonne': comp. 10. Bajo Kum Kum Kum Ritmo Pilón 'Enrique Bonne': comp. 11. Billy The Kid Enrique Bonne': comp. Enrique Bonne's great composition with a brief passage of "Be-Bop" thatseems to come from nowhere. 12. Niña Hipocrita 'Felix Reyna': comp.
"Pacho Alonso Y Sus Bocucos" 1964 Vinyl LP on Barclay El Chino Pichón on timbales; kickdrum. Ibrahim Ferrer: coro, güiro.
An obscure 1964 LP with a killer band, A version of the Pilón "El Bajo Cun Cun Cun", but here without Juanito Marquez who played electric guitar on the original version in 1960. And also a version of "Sorpresa De Harina Con Boniato", again here without Juanito Marquez who played on the original 1960 version.
2. Si Hable Bolero
6. El Bajo Cun Cun Cun
Ritmo Pilón Enrique Bonne': comp .
8. Sorpresa De Harina Con Boniato Ritmo Pilón Enrique Bonne: comp.
"Pacho Alonso y Sus Bocucos" 1966 El Chino Pichón: Timbales, drum set. Miguel Bridón: electric guitar. Ibrahim Ferrer: coro.
Excellent recording with Vibrafono (Vibes) used in several songs. Nice photo of the band showing El Chino Pichónin dark "eyeglasses" and Ibrahim Ferrer. The "rhythms" written next to several of the songs on the back of the LP are not exactly correct. I've included a more accurate rhythmic interpretation below.
2. En Guayabero Son-Pilón
3. Ocupate De Mi Guaracha-Pilón 4. En El Rincon Del Olvido Guaracha-Pilón 7. Cancion De Mi Habana Cancion-Rumba 9. Cemento, Ladrillo y Arena Son Montuno
"Pacho Alonso Y Sus Pachucos" 1971 El Chino Pichón on Timbales, Jesús Pérez, drum set
A great early '70's LP with several songs using Pacho's "Ritmo Simalé"
7. Simalé a lo Bonne Ritmo Simalé 'Enrique Bonne': comp.
12. Cuando Llegue el tren Ritmo Pilón'Enrique Bonne': comp.
"Pacho Alonso Y Sus Pachucos" 1971
The same 1971 LP, but a pressing from Chile, with an excellent photo of the band, with El Chino Pichón in front right kneeling down, wearing "The Eyeglasses". Also in this photo, is a Tumbadora that had "two additional heads built into the sides" of the drum: .
Another photo of "the drum". "Ritmo a lo Pacho" 1976 El Chino Pichón on timbales
1. Que Tiene Tana Ritmo Upa Upa Enrique Bonne: comp.
4. Ven Ae Ae Onda Areito Funketeo Comp. German Pifferer & Senen Suarez
6. A Santiago Son-Onda Areito Funketeo Comp. Juan Almeida.
7. El Upa Upa Del Chambelon Ritmo Upa Upa Comp. Pacho Alonso
12. Cubano Cubano Cubano Ritmo Upa Upa
"Upa Upa" 1977 Pacho Alonso Y Sus Pachucos
Pacho LP with Ritmo "Upa Upa".
1. El Upa Upa Tiene Mendo Ritmo Upa Upa
5. Que Cosa Es Mendo Ritmo Upa Upa
6. Dame Upa Upa Ritmo Upa Upa
8. No Me Critiques Ritmo Upa Upa
10. No Muere Nuestro Son 70's Cubania Contemporanea
Pacho Alonso 1979 His son 'Pachito' director and keyboards.
3. La Chica Nica RitmoPilón
6. En Casa De Pedro El Cojo RitmoPilón
12 Éxitos Románticos Pacho Alonso backed by 'Orq. Egrem' an "excellent" compilation of Bolero ritmicos and ballads '70-'79 "Pacho Alonso" 1980
The LP says this is "Orq. Egrem" accompanying him, but that's incorrect, it's Pacho Alonso's band with his son, "Pachito" playing keyboards & arranging.Vinyl LP, 3 of the 4 tracks are a medleys of songs.(*LP incorrectly left out the titles of track #2)
1. El Guayabero Pt.1 + Yo No Se Como Baila Usted + "Que Roña Me Da" 10:43
2. Yo No Quiero Piedra En Mi Camino + Se Tambalea4:56
3. El Guayabero Pt.2 + El Batachón11:42 3. El Manisero
Pacho y Pachito Con El Mendo De Cuba" 1980
This was Pacho Alonso's last LP before he died in 1982. His son 'Pachito' Alonso' on keyboards with Calixto Oviedo drums and timbales.
"Orquesta Pacho Alonso" 1984 Came out two years after Pacho died, led by his son Pachito.
Rolo Martinez and another uncredited singer on vocals. 'Pachito' Alonso: director, arranger, keyboards.
5.El Cuarto De Petrona 7. Xiomara Quiere Un Retrato A nice retrospective of 'Pacho Alonso' music. Enrique Bonne' on Timbales Collection released 1991 on Artex CD. A nice retrospective of Pacho Alonso music. Collection released 1995 on Egrem CD. But they listed several ritmos incorrectly
Below are several Videos of 'Pacho Alonso' with his '60's "Bocucos" &'70's "Pachucos" with El Chino Pichón playing Timbales along with 'Ibrahim Ferrer' singing coro & playing Guiro. 'Las D'Aia' singing coro. One of the first two Pilóns to be released on record by 'Pacho Alonso' was "José Ramon", the other was "El Bajo Cun Cun Cun". In the first video you can see the musician making believe he's grinding coffee in a giant "Pilón" which is where the dance got its name from. A "Pilón" is a 'mortar' and 'pestle' used to crush, grind, and mash ingredients, herbs and seasonings. They can be made of ceramic, metal, or traditionally wood.
"José Ramon" - 1964 'Pacho Alonso y Sus Bocucos Ritmo Pilón 'Enrique Bonne' on Timbales and kickdrum. Coro: Ibrahim Ferrer, Carlos Querol and Pedro Pon.
"Maria Cristina"- 1965 'Pacho Alonso y Sus Bocucos Comp. ''Enrique Bonne' - Ritmo Pilón. 'Enrique Bonne' on Timbales and kickdrum.
'A Palo'
Pacho Alonso y Los Bocucos
Ibrahim Ferrer voc.
Carlos Querol, Pedro Pon electric guitar and coro.
Enrique Bonne: timbal.
Ritmo Pilón.
"Que Rico Esta Eso"- 1965 'Pacho Alonso' y Sus Bocucos Comp. ''Enrique Bonne '- Ritmo Pilón El Chino Pichón on Timbales and kickdrum. 'Las D'Aia' singing coro, 'Ibrahim Ferrer' coro and Güiro
"Que Rico Pilón"- 1965 Pacho Alonso y Sus Pachucos El Chino Pichón on Timbales. Ibrahim Ferrer, Carlos Querol, Pedro Pon and 'Las D'Aia.
"Lo Mismo Al Drecho Que Al Reves"- 1970 'Pacho Alonso'y Sus Pachucos El Chino Pichón on Timbales. (**Pacho comes out dancing Pilón)
Cuban LP's and recordings which include particular "styles" and "forms" of (playing & singing) "Cuban" music that unfortunately have become, or are on their way to becoming lost art forms. As well as related materiel which may not be "directly" from Cuba.
Mostly LP's that are either long out of print and-or obscure and music from "my own personal collection".
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Professional musician / percussionist.
Living, working and teaching in Manhattan, N.Y.C., U.S.A.
Born and raised in Manhattan, N.Y.C.
Lived in New Orleans from 1972 to 1986.
Produced and hosted the first Cuban music radio program in New Orleans on WWOZ from 1980-1986.
Been back in N.Y.C. 39 years and planning on getting the hell out very soon.
"Arrimate Pa' ca"
"Arrimate Pa' ca"
"Marquez" - early 1970's
"Arrimate Pa' ca"
"Arrimate Pa' ca"
"Marquez" - early 1970's
'Juanito Marquez' - "Sax Cha Chá" 
"Juanito Marquez y Su Combo"Areito vinyl LP
"La Mejor Guitara De Cuba"
"Juanito Marquez y Su Combo"Areito vinyl LP
"La Mejor Guitara De Cuba"
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