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Manolo Badrena

Manolo Badrena is credited on 611 releases across 172 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1977–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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611

Pressings credited

172

Albums

6

Decades active

388

In collections

Biography

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 Fairview, New Jersey. He is the leader (drums, percussion, guitar, vocals) of the Latin jazz band Trio Mundo.

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Credited work

611 releases · 172 albums · active 1977–2026

  • Performance · 1,839
  • Other credits · 141
  • Production · 1

Studios: Devonshire Studios · Power Station · The Hit Factory · Grog Kill Studio

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