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Singer Angela Bofill has long been known and loved for her timeless
interpretations of love and love's despair through song. More than two
decades after she settled into life as a successful recording artist,
she continues to make the world her stage. From Japan to the Philippines
to the Caribbean to Europe and here in the United States, all those who
have witnessed this vocal powerhouse's live performances, featuring her
timbales solo, can testify that it is obvious the stage indeed belongs
to Angela Bofill.
 Angela Bofill's music has literally come full circle from her jazz rooted
sophisticated soul sets for producers Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen and
offers the kind of quality songs and musicianship rarely found in modern
contemporary r&b.
Born and raised in New York City by her Cuban father, who sang with
Cuban bandleader Machito, and Puerto Rican mother, Angela and her
sister were exposed to a variety of musical styles, from Aretha
Franklin to Tito Puente and Celia
Cruz. "Living in Harlem, if you didn't have the latest James Brown and Supremes 45s, you weren't hip. We always had Latin music playing in the house, as well as The
Platters and Dinah Washington. I also listened to a lot of
Dionne
Warwick and Burt Bacharach. I was just floored by those gorgeous
ballads."
Angela Bofill won acclaim on the
Latin jazz circuit as a vocalist prior to moving into traditional jazz
and sharing a live stage in concert with such legendary greats as Stan
Getz and Benny Goodman.
With a 3 1/2 octave range, Angela has been singing
since she was 4 years old – professionally since the age of 15. She
holds a Bachelor of Music from the prestigious Manhattan School of
Music, where she was classically trained in opera.
Her initial albums were for GRP, "Angie" in
1978 and "Angel Of The Night" in 1979, both of which showcased
her songwriting skills and won her acclaim in the UK with songs such as
"I Try."
On "Love
In Slow Motion," Angela reunited
with Whitney Houston's songwriter/producer Narada Michael Walden for one
of the key songs of the album. Narada first worked with Angela in 1981
on her album "Something
About You," which featured one of her
most fondly remembered songs "Tropical Love." They worked
together again on "Too Tough," on which both the title track
and "Is This A Dream" were firm favorites with the UK soul fraternity.
In 1984 Angela worked with The System on the album
"Let Me Be The One," and Norman Connors on her 1988 album for
Capitol "Intuition."
With her strong, distinctive alto, she has carved a
niche as an outstanding interpreter of soul ballads. Between 1978 and
1984, Angela Bofill had consistent success on the R&B charts,
with six albums making the Top 40 (five of which made the Top 100 on the pop charts as well).
Hit songs include --
- Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
- Too Tough
- I Just Wanna Stop
- Tonight I Give In
- Can't Slow Down
- What I Wouldn't Do (For The Love Of You)
- I'm On Your Side
- Something About You
- This Time I'll Be Sweeter
- Holdin' Out For Love
- Angel of the Night
- Tell Me Tomorrow
- Let Me Be The One
Angela Bofill may be available for your next special event!
For booking information, click
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Genre: R&B
Style:
.Urban.
.Disco.
Years active:
..70s, ..80s, ..90s, ..00s
Born: ..in New York
..in New York City
..in The Bronx
May 2, 1954
Angela is based: ..in California
..in San Francisco
Her band is based: ..in Washington, DC
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