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William Cepeda
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William Cepeda

Genre: Jazz, Global Jazz, Puerto Rican Traditions
Origin: Puerto Rico
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Biography

Having completed his training at the Puerto Rican Conservatory of Music and at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, William Cepeda first concentrated on Latin percussion rooted in Afro-Caribbean traditions. He subsequently took up the trombone and, in 1989, became a member of Dizzy Gillespie’s United Nation Orchestra. After earning additional credentials in arranging and composition, he appeared on releases by Paquito D'Rivera, Yolandita Monge, Marc Anthony, and Tito Nieves, and he shared stages with Eddie Palmieri, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, and other leading Latin performers. In 1998 he formed his own ensemble and introduced it on the Latin jazz-inflected My Roots and Beyond; the group later issued Bombazo and 2001’s Branching Out.

Top Songs

  1. My Roots And BeyondPonte Pa'L MonteMy Roots And Beyond · 1998My Roots And Beyond5:44
  2. My Roots And BeyondAfrorican JamMy Roots And Beyond · 1998My Roots And Beyond6:54
  3. My Roots And BeyondColorsMy Roots And Beyond · 1998My Roots And Beyond6:41
  4. My Roots And BeyondPa' Mi GenteMy Roots And Beyond · 1998My Roots And Beyond4:49
  5. My Roots And BeyondSaraMy Roots And Beyond · 1998My Roots And Beyond6:47
  6. My Roots And BeyondFor Now And ForeverMy Roots And Beyond · 1998My Roots And Beyond9:16
  7. My Roots And BeyondQuasi PlenaMy Roots And Beyond · 1998My Roots And Beyond7:40
  8. My Roots And BeyondToca Mi CaracolMy Roots And Beyond · 1998My Roots And Beyond7:46
  9. My Roots And BeyondWaiting For CarmenMy Roots And Beyond · 1998My Roots And Beyond4:41
  10. My Roots And BeyondPa' Mi CuembeMy Roots And Beyond · 1998My Roots And Beyond6:40
  11. Branching OutCosa NuestraBranching Out · 2001Branching Out9:15
  12. My Roots And BeyondBomba SwingMy Roots And Beyond · 1998My Roots And Beyond7:13
  13. Branching OutBomba Pa' LoizaBranching Out · 2001Branching Out7:22
  14. Branching OutCumba BluesBranching Out · 2001Branching Out8:11
  15. Branching OutNext PlenaBranching Out · 2001Branching Out7:15
  16. Branching OutLet's Have FunBranching Out · 2001Branching Out7:02
  17. Branching OutToshikoBranching Out · 2001Branching Out13:31
  18. Branching OutWashibaBranching Out · 2001Branching Out8:54
  19. Branching OutBomba FlamencaBranching Out · 2001Branching Out6:56

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