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Manolo Badrena

Manolo Badrena is credited on 611 releases across 173 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1977–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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611

Credits

173

Albums

6

Decades active

431

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Percussionist (born March 17, 1952 in San Juan, Puerto Rico).
First-call 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 Zawinul Syndicate, the Rolling Stones, Mezzoforte, Joni Mitchell, Spyro Gyra, Art Blakey, Bill Evans, Steve Khan, Carla Bley, the Talking Heads, Blondie, Michael Franks, Ahmad Jamal, and others.
Badrena currently lives in Fair View, 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 · 173 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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