Alfonso Joseph

Alfonso "El Panameno" Joseph was born in the

Afro-Cuban music at The Palladium in New York La Epoca.^[1]

Joseph's musical

Throughout the 1960s, Joseph performed at the Palladium and in the late Sixties and early Seventies, he performed at the

Latin Jazz

performances.

As a bass player and vocalist, Joseph accompanied several

percussionist, also coached and trained Joseph on Cuban bass rhythms and syncopation. Joseph recorded with Candido as vocalist, with Tito Puente conducting and playing vibes and timbales

and he often substituted with Cachao on bass, (Tico Records, Candido's Latin McGuffas Dust).

After the death of his mentor, Arsenio Rodríguez, Joseph partially retreated from performing and relocated to the Litchfield Hills of northwestern Connecticut, dedicating most of his time to composing and orchestrating. Joseph has since relocated to Richmond, Virginia and has been working with his son - film director, producer, and international instructor Josue Joseph on the international project called "La Epoca", which is about the Palladium-era in New York, and Afro-Cuban music and rhythms, as well as Mambo and Salsa as dances.

References

^ "Particulars of 'La Epoca'". laepocafilm.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
^ BAILA Society: Sophistication in Salsa. "Arsenio Rodriguez". Bailasociety.tv. Retrieved 2012-06-12.

[1] "Particulars of 'La Epoca'". laepocafilm.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-01.

[2] BAILA Society: Sophistication in Salsa. "Arsenio Rodriguez". Bailasociety.tv. Retrieved 2012-06-12.

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