Manolo Badrena, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Manolo Badrena

Puerto Rican musician

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1952

Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States

Profession: musician, percussionist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Manolo Badrena (born March 17, 1952 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a percussionist most noted for his work with Weather Report from 1976 to 1977.
He has made contributions to over 100 recordings that span jazz, world music, pop, and Latin music.
Badrena has played with The Zawinul Syndicate, the Rolling Stones, Mezzoforte, Joni Mitchell, Spyro Gyra, Art Blakey, Bill Evans, Steve Khan, Carla Bley, Talking Heads, Blondie, Michael Franks, Ahmad Jamal, Hugo Fattoruso, and others. Badrena lives in Fair View, New Jersey.
He is the leader (drums, percussion, guitar, vocals) of the Latin jazz band Trio Mundo.