Raised in New York by a Cuban father and a Puerto Rican mother, Angela Bofill was a student of many styles of music, from the latin sounds played regularly by her family to the soul and jazz sounds of her neighborhood in the Bronx.
The album was a breakout smash on contemporary jazz radio and the tastefully arranged jazz vocal disc showed a gifted young artist with a rich voice beyond her years. Featuring a number of great cuts, including most notably a cover of "This Time I'll Be Sweeter," Angie became one of the year's biggest jazz albums. She followed it in with the even better Angel of the Night , a more muscular album that showed she had the chops to handle upbeat material like the title cut and the fantastic "What I Wouldn't Do" as well as softer tracks such as "I Try" later beautifully remade by Will Downing.
Unfortunately, Arista pulled a rare blunder in its choices of singles to be released from the album, and the disc never received the props it deserved. She teamed up again with Walden in for Too Tough , which was even more directly aimed at the urban market, with a funk-laded title cut and very little resembling her earlier jazz stylings. Whether singing jazz, soul or funk, and regardless of the quality of material she worked with, Bofill always got the most out of her material and made even lesser songs sound better than they should.
She recorded two more modestly successful albums for Arista with the help of the System and George Duke before moving to Capitol and producer extraordinaire Norman Connors for Intuition in Now that Angie has access to a computer, you should know that Soultracks is in her "Favorites" Column. Angie's spirits are high, and she has real meaning in her life. The "Angela Bofill Experience" show is doing well. We have had sell out shows, and enthusiastic crowds. Thanks again.
We love you and your readers. Your Friend. Hey SoulTrackers. Angie admitted that she was scared to death, but got very comfortable, very fast. The show received incredible reviews, and Angie is on cloud nine maybe even cloud ten. Being on stage, as it turned out was the ultimate therapy. It's hard to describe, but it was transformational. The show was inspirational, funny, and Phil, Maysa and the band really brought her music new life.
As Angie put it, "I've become a sit down comic. Our last scheduled Smooth Cruise is Sept. Many thanks for being our staunchest supporter. Regards to Soultracks always. Rich Engel. July 27, Angie's 4-day, 5 show performance in San Francisco was a rousing success, with five sold out shows and great reviews!
And Angela will be doing on stage narratives about the tunes, with some humorous anecdotes. Singing the songs of Angela's career will be award winning vocalist Maysa. And Grammy winner Dave Valentin, who played an important part in Angela's early career, will provide his own stories as well as perform. During that four night engagement, special guests and close friends Phil Perry and Norman Connors will also be performing.
And after the show, Angela will meet and greet her many fans to thank them for their support. More details to come on those shows. December 17, We were contacted by Rich, letting us know that Angie was recently interviewed by legendary Detroit radio host Rosetta Hines.
Over 26 years, no break. The second stroke occurred in Bofill told The Philadelphia Tribune in that at the time of her stroke, she did not have health insurance. The stroke affected me greatly … movement, speech.
I wish I could sing again. The singer said that the music of Latin icon Tito Puente was a constant in her home growing up. My assistant almost fainted. Advertise with us. Contact us. About us.
August 07, Remember Angela Bofill? Two strokes left her unable to sing but she continues to perform By Aby Rivas.
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