Willie & Lobo
Willie & Lobo is a 'World Music' musical duo that comprised of Willie Royal… Read Full Bio ↴Willie & Lobo is a 'World Music' musical duo that comprised of Willie Royal (violin) and Wolfgang Fink, also known as Lobo (guitar). Meeting in 1983, Willie & Lobo produced 10 albums before disbanding in early 2007. The duo got back together in 2011.
"Zambra" is a Gypsy word meaning a gathering of musical merriment and it is also a dance done by the women of Spain. Willie and Lobo create this atmosphere with their tenth career album featuring their signature sound of Gypsy Boogaloo violin and flamenco guitar. Produced and co-written with featured songs and performances by famed trumpeter Rick Braun, ZAMBRA marks their fifth creative collaboration together.
“Working with Rick on the album was a fantastic experience, it just felt right," muses Royal, "besides having a total blast in the studio he's always inspiring us in new ways." Braun adds, "We first worked together on GYPSY BOOGALOO. They were crazy enough to trust me as their producer even though it was my first production. That was the start of many years of friendship and a wonderfully creative journey together."
Besides a rare musical freshness and authenticity, the approach Willie and Lobo took to recording ZAMBRA captured a great deal of emotion. Perhaps more than others, Balada Para Katrina demonstrates this most clearly, as this album began its studio birth within hours of the north Gulf Coast devastation wreaked by the hurricane. Mama Mia shows off what they describe as "the spontaneous combustion" of the session. The tune starts with Royal's rough-hewn violin on a slowly simmering melody made for whistling. But, the song morphs into an all-out jam session, propelled by Lobo's rhythm guitar and percussion. In fact, Lobo takes center stage on a few solo tunes, including the closer, El Payo. "Lobo's solo is the best performance I've ever heard him record to date," beams Royal. On the title track Zambra, Willie and Lobo takes the listener on a Middle Eastern journey with an intense passion that's all their own. Braun declares that these two are "World-wise gypsies with an unparalleled musical voice that draws on influences from every corner of the globe."
The pair, over the course of recording 10 albums, have put much of their lives and experiences into music. Willie Royal was born in El Paso, Texas, as the son of an Air Force lieutenant colonel, and was raised in such exotic locales as Turkey, Germany, France, and Florida. He began his classical violin lessons at the age of eight, and became so proficient that he became concertmaster of his high school orchestra. Inspired by rock 'n' roll — as well as the violin-fueled fusion of Jean-Luc Ponty, Stephane Grappelli, and It's A Beautiful Day — Royal rebelled against his formal training and started playing country-rock fiddle in a popular Florida-based band, while occasionally sitting in with Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts of the legendary Allman Brothers Band. Willie continued to absorb diverse musical styles — reggae, jazz, salsa — and soon set out on the road, playing in Europe, Canada, Brazil, and New Zealand, before settling in sunny Mexico in the early '80s.
Wolfgang "Lobo" Fink was born in the tiny Bavarian village of Teisendorf, halfway around the world from his musical partner. The 18-year-old Lobo first picked up his chosen instrument while serving as a signalman in the German navy. After hearing an album by gypsy guitarist Manitas de Plata, the young mariner discovered his affinity for the romantic, rhythmic music. After completing his term of service, he searched out de Plata, ultimately finding the guitarist residing in a gypsy camp in Southern France. Lobo spent a while with de Plata and his people, hanging out and absorbing the music.
Upon his return to Germany, Lobo formed Lailo, a flamenco group which toured Europe for three years and did much to popularize the modern gypsy sound. Longing for new ways to express himself, Lobo journeyed to the famous caves of Sacromonte in Granada, Spain, to spend a year living and studying with the gypsies. In 1980, he headed to Mexico and began working as a solo act.
Willie and Lobo's first fateful meeting came in 1983, when the two musicians were both working at Mama Mia's restaurant in the colonial town of San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. Willie was playing fiddle with a local salsa combo, while Lobo played solo flamenco guitar on the patio. Though they jammed occasionally, Willie and Lobo were still searching for their individual sound, recording a number of solo albums before finally uniting in 1990 in Puerto Vallarta. They soon made a live recording of a swinging Willie and Lobo set, which they dubbed PLAYING HARD.
Willie and Lobo's increasing popularity and musicality led to their involvement in the soundtrack to the 1995 independent film, Shadow of the Pepper Tree. In addition, their music played a prominent role in the 1997 film, Fuochi d'artifico, produced by Vittorio and Rita Cecchi Gori (Il Postino, Mediterraneo, Johnny Stecchino), and was used as accompaniment by Ukrainian skater Yulia Lavrenchuk at the 1999 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
When not touring or recording, Willie and Lobo are likely to be found catching a wave near their homes, Willie on the West Coast of Florida and Lobo on the Mexican coast. These two rockin' surfin' gypsy dudes have had their music used in the surfing documentary, Blazing Longboards, and continue to name songs after their favorite surfing spots.
The duo got back together in 2011 and undertook a tour.
www.willieandlobo.com
"Zambra" is a Gypsy word meaning a gathering of musical merriment and it is also a dance done by the women of Spain. Willie and Lobo create this atmosphere with their tenth career album featuring their signature sound of Gypsy Boogaloo violin and flamenco guitar. Produced and co-written with featured songs and performances by famed trumpeter Rick Braun, ZAMBRA marks their fifth creative collaboration together.
“Working with Rick on the album was a fantastic experience, it just felt right," muses Royal, "besides having a total blast in the studio he's always inspiring us in new ways." Braun adds, "We first worked together on GYPSY BOOGALOO. They were crazy enough to trust me as their producer even though it was my first production. That was the start of many years of friendship and a wonderfully creative journey together."
Besides a rare musical freshness and authenticity, the approach Willie and Lobo took to recording ZAMBRA captured a great deal of emotion. Perhaps more than others, Balada Para Katrina demonstrates this most clearly, as this album began its studio birth within hours of the north Gulf Coast devastation wreaked by the hurricane. Mama Mia shows off what they describe as "the spontaneous combustion" of the session. The tune starts with Royal's rough-hewn violin on a slowly simmering melody made for whistling. But, the song morphs into an all-out jam session, propelled by Lobo's rhythm guitar and percussion. In fact, Lobo takes center stage on a few solo tunes, including the closer, El Payo. "Lobo's solo is the best performance I've ever heard him record to date," beams Royal. On the title track Zambra, Willie and Lobo takes the listener on a Middle Eastern journey with an intense passion that's all their own. Braun declares that these two are "World-wise gypsies with an unparalleled musical voice that draws on influences from every corner of the globe."
The pair, over the course of recording 10 albums, have put much of their lives and experiences into music. Willie Royal was born in El Paso, Texas, as the son of an Air Force lieutenant colonel, and was raised in such exotic locales as Turkey, Germany, France, and Florida. He began his classical violin lessons at the age of eight, and became so proficient that he became concertmaster of his high school orchestra. Inspired by rock 'n' roll — as well as the violin-fueled fusion of Jean-Luc Ponty, Stephane Grappelli, and It's A Beautiful Day — Royal rebelled against his formal training and started playing country-rock fiddle in a popular Florida-based band, while occasionally sitting in with Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts of the legendary Allman Brothers Band. Willie continued to absorb diverse musical styles — reggae, jazz, salsa — and soon set out on the road, playing in Europe, Canada, Brazil, and New Zealand, before settling in sunny Mexico in the early '80s.
Wolfgang "Lobo" Fink was born in the tiny Bavarian village of Teisendorf, halfway around the world from his musical partner. The 18-year-old Lobo first picked up his chosen instrument while serving as a signalman in the German navy. After hearing an album by gypsy guitarist Manitas de Plata, the young mariner discovered his affinity for the romantic, rhythmic music. After completing his term of service, he searched out de Plata, ultimately finding the guitarist residing in a gypsy camp in Southern France. Lobo spent a while with de Plata and his people, hanging out and absorbing the music.
Upon his return to Germany, Lobo formed Lailo, a flamenco group which toured Europe for three years and did much to popularize the modern gypsy sound. Longing for new ways to express himself, Lobo journeyed to the famous caves of Sacromonte in Granada, Spain, to spend a year living and studying with the gypsies. In 1980, he headed to Mexico and began working as a solo act.
Willie and Lobo's first fateful meeting came in 1983, when the two musicians were both working at Mama Mia's restaurant in the colonial town of San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. Willie was playing fiddle with a local salsa combo, while Lobo played solo flamenco guitar on the patio. Though they jammed occasionally, Willie and Lobo were still searching for their individual sound, recording a number of solo albums before finally uniting in 1990 in Puerto Vallarta. They soon made a live recording of a swinging Willie and Lobo set, which they dubbed PLAYING HARD.
Willie and Lobo's increasing popularity and musicality led to their involvement in the soundtrack to the 1995 independent film, Shadow of the Pepper Tree. In addition, their music played a prominent role in the 1997 film, Fuochi d'artifico, produced by Vittorio and Rita Cecchi Gori (Il Postino, Mediterraneo, Johnny Stecchino), and was used as accompaniment by Ukrainian skater Yulia Lavrenchuk at the 1999 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
When not touring or recording, Willie and Lobo are likely to be found catching a wave near their homes, Willie on the West Coast of Florida and Lobo on the Mexican coast. These two rockin' surfin' gypsy dudes have had their music used in the surfing documentary, Blazing Longboards, and continue to name songs after their favorite surfing spots.
The duo got back together in 2011 and undertook a tour.
www.willieandlobo.com
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Willie & Lobo Lyrics
Dance With You Do You Wanna Dance (Live) 唱:威利 曲:Freeman Bobby 詞:Freeman B…
La Playa Vamos a la playa Con Rosita, Sandra y Juan Vamos…
Mañana Toco el piso con la voz Toco madera y voy Nadie nos…
Night In Hana Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
Pablo Said I was just getting ready to get Get em Get em I…
Saudade Pai hoje eu vim aqui pedir perdão a ti Por ter…
Shark In The Water Daar’s vissies in die water kyk hoe swem hul rond Daar’s…
Velas Al Viento Todo lo que fuimos no será nada Comparado con lo que…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Willie:
Achin' Hearted Blues Looka here pretty mama, I'll tell you what I'll do I'll…
Ain't Misbehavin' No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Ain't She Sweet Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Alejate de mi Poder tocar tu mano, estar siempre a tu lado es…
Baby Please Don't Go Baby, please don't go Baby, please don't go Baby, please don…
Believe Me Yesterday you came my way, And when you smiled at me, In…
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea I don't want you, but I'd hate to lose you You've…
Careless Love Love, oh love, oh careless love You've fly through my head…
Confia en El Yo lo único que quiero es que me des Un besito…
Dance With You Do You Wanna Dance (Live) 唱:威利 曲:Freeman Bobby 詞:Freeman B…
Do Right Man Take her to heart And she'll always love you And…
Don't Get Tired Of Me You make my eyes run over all the time And you're…
Early In The Morning It was early one morning I was on my way…
Eye to Eye (Ion even know if she's the one) Bad bitch she eye…
Got My Mojo Workin' Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on…
Groove On Instrumental…
Hard Times Well, well, well, ah A motherless children have a hard time …
Honey Bee Sail on Sail on my little honey bee, sail on Sail on Sail…
Hoodoo Man Blues If you need some advice in being lonely If you need…
I'll Follow You If the world keeps on turning and I know that…
In Dreams Dream, dream, dream Dream, dream, dream Dream, dream, dream …
Josephine There never was a gal I could love, like I…
Jumpin' Down Blues I ain't gonna be your low down doll no more I…
Keep Your Temper 4. Willie Scott and the Birmingham Spirituals - Keep…
Mannish Boy Oh, yeah, ooh, yeah Everythin', everything', everything's g…
More Than That Run that by me one more time To make sure…
Music On My Mind Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could…
Oh Baby Babe Oh baby, you gonna miss me when I'm gone Oh baby,…
Pablo Said I was just getting ready to get Get em Get em I…
Peace Brother Peace Oh well, I'm tired and so weary But I must go…
Rock Jenny Rock Well he rode into Blue Rock Dusty and tired and he…
She's Gone She said if I ever deceived her She'd be gone before…
Solitude In my solitude You haunt me With dreadful ease Of days gone …
Sophisticated Lady Sophisticated lady tryin' to change my ways Just because you…
Stormy Weather Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky…
Sure As You Live Oh, look around you Look down the bar from you The lonely…
Swing Brother Swing Mmm Some of these fat ass dorang fans Yeah Some of these f…
Tea for Two Blue for two big ears Ears big like bells Poor old Theodore …
Tell Me Mama Started with red, she was 10 I cannot stand to see…
That's The Way To Do It It's not supposed to be that way You're supposed to…
The Same Thing What makes you men go crazy when the woman wear…
陽光空氣 晨早空氣 清新開朗 陽光溫暖 帶來無限美 鱗光碧海 伴遠處夕陽 長空壯闊 清風吹千里 自幼早已 生於都市 為了生計 染盡…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Lobo:
" i'd Love You To Want Me" When I saw you standing there I about fell out my…
a big kid's christmas They're watching their kids Watch their kids Tearing op…
A Big Red Kite I know I owe you a better time Then the way…
A Cowboy Afraid of Horses I don't talk much I don't have a lot to say So…
A Day in the Life of a Love Hey baby, you're a beautiful lady But I guess that you…
A Little Different Once upon my boyhood time The circus came to town I rememb…
A Simple Man Where do butterflies go when it rains? Who goes around &…
Afterglow I hold your hand and feel your fingers shaking I wonder…
All for the Love of a Girl Well today I'm so weary Today I'm so blue Sad and broken…
Am I True to Myself Today I looked down in the water I saw a face…
Another Hill To Climb We'll be one by two toady Won't you help us find…
Armstrong Black boy in Chicago Playin' in the street Not enough to w…
Asian Moon On the advise of my friends I took some time to…
At First Sight Well I didn't plan this to happen 'Cause you can't plan…
Backbay Out of work I took a job as a Hand on…
Banks I've traveled 'round this country from shore to shining sho…
California Kid and Reemo I met him one day in the Rockies Where the night…
Cecil Jones (Lobo) She's been sitting over there all night Staring back …
Come Softly To Me Come with me now And bring sunny days Into my life Come with…
Come With Me Love I can see you now Like I've never seen you…
Cosas del Alma ?Que hare lejos de ti prenda del alma? ?Sin verte, sin…
Country Feelings I've still got those country feelings And their roots are i…
Daydream Believer I could hide 'neath the wings Of the bluebird as she…
Dedicated to the One I Love When I saw you standing there About fell out my chair And…
Don Lying there beside me With your head resting on my arm You…
Don't Excpect Me to Be Your Friend I stopped sending flowers to your apartment You said you ar…
Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend I stopped sending flowers to your apartment You said you are…
Don't Spend Too Much Of Today On Yesterday Too many people spend Too much time today Looking over their…
Don't Tell Me Good Night Lying there beside me With your head resting on my arm You…
Don't Tell Me Goodnight Lying there beside me With your head resting on my arm Your…
Donna Oh, Donna, Oh, Donna Oh, Donna, Oh, Donna [Chorus] I had a …
Dont Expect Me to Be Your Friend I stopped sending flowers to your apartment You said you are…
Dream Lover Every night I hope and pray A dream lover will come…
Everyday Is My Way I used to wake up worrying 'Bout what I had done…
Faithful I never wanted anyone before Half as much as I want…
Goodbye Is Just Another Word (Lobo) If the time should ever come That you feel our race…
Gus the Dancing Dog You go down to the river To the Natches Kitty Kaw…
Gypsy and the Midnight Ghost Late one night the midnight ghost rolled out of San…
Heart To Heart Maybe I'm crazy But I feel insecure Look me straight in the…
Holdin' on for Dear Love It's been the lovers question Ever since time began How to…
Hope You're Proud of Me Girl See me rising like the moon in the early evening I…
How Can I Tell Her She knows when I'm lonesome, she cries when I'm sad She's…
However... Love is a toy to a boy Wind it up It runs…
I Little Joe they're out to get ya Right or wrong they'll…
I Believe In Everything I had decided there was not much I believe in I…
I d Love You To Want Me When I saw you standing there About fell out my chair And…
I Don't Wanna Make Love Anymore Sometimes when I hold you You feel so far away Though you…
I Long To See My Home / Yellow River So long boy you can take my place, Got my papers…
I Love You to Want Me When I saw you standing there About fell out my chair And…
I'll Come Back to You A leaf falls in a stream And the timeless trip begins When…
I'm Only Sleeping When I wake up early in the morning Lift my head,…
I'm the Only One Little Joe they're out to get ya Right or wrong they'll…
Id love you to want me When I saw you standing there About fell out my chair And…
Im The Only One Little Joe they're out to get ya Right or wrong they'll…
Imaginate Dame un momento Solo un minuto para conversar Lo único que q…
It I think my shirt was still on I was face down Anyway…
It doesn There you go and baby here am I You left me…
It Sure Took a Long I'm sure it might have grown old Like most young things…
It's All In the Game Many a tear has to fall But it's all in the…
It's Everywhere You are the good and you are the bad You are…
I`d Love You To Want Me When I saw you standing there About fell out my chair And…
Juego Mental Cuatro de la mañana llegamos al hotel To′o lo que me…
Lay Me Down Let me down easy Let me down slow Let me down easy If…
Let It Be Me I bless the day I found you, I want to stay…
Let Me Down Easy Let me down easy Let me down slow Let me down easy If…
Let's Get Together Love is but a song we sing, Hear a way we…
Little Joe Thumbing â??cross Georgia I ran into Gloria She seemed like …
LOBO Não dá pra te entender, Vitor Eu sou um lobo Um lobo Sou…
Lodi Just about a year ago, I set out on the…
Love Me for What I Am I wore the clothes you liked You said they gave me…
Me I know a man who has no body And has mind…
Me and You and a Dog Named Boo I remember to this day The bright red Georgia clay How it…
Me and You Dog Named Boo I remember to this day The bright red Georgia clay And how…
More Than I Can Say Oh, baby Girl, don't pull the rug from under my feet Don't…
Morning Sun I've seen you use your pretty body Like a lady of…
My First Time I was a inexperienced boy who just turned fifteen She was…
My Momma Had Soul When I was just a boy I was never told Now…
No Secrets I have no reason to check up on Where you are…
Nöite Essa noite eu pude entrar E te procurar pelos buracos da…
One and the Same Thing I knew you way before I ever met you I pictured…
One More Time One More, just One More till tomorrow Wake up in the…
Pee-Ro Juan Valdez Sam Quixote Whenever you are down in Tijuana I'll tell you who you…
Que Lo Que En tus manos yo aprendí a beber agua Fui gorrión que…
Reaching Out for Someone Once upon my boyhood time The circus came to town I remember…
Reason to Believe If I listened long enough to you I'd find a way…
Recycle Sally I know she's gone again I saw her walking up the…
Rings Ring, ring, telephone ring, somebody said Baby, what ya doin…
Rock & Roll Days I've seen a lot of things change in many ways Since…
Running Deer I promised you if you'd love me That I'd never ever…
She Didn Thumbing across Georgia I ran into Gloria She seemed like a…
She Didn't Do Magic Thumbing across Georgia I ran into Gloria She seemed like a…
Shelter From the Storm And here I am, and here I'll stay I will be…
Simple Man Where do butterflies go when it rains? Who goes around &…
Someone To Love Well it's another one of those nights The rain is falling…
Something to See Me Through I know I'm a grown man With a life of my…
Standing at the End of the Line You've been around for a long, long time I've seen you…
Still in Love Tonight you're mine, completely You give your soul so sweetl…
Stoney I've noticed since we both were kids I recall the silly…
Stony I've known her since we both were kids I recall the…
The Albatross The man spoke to the albatross What a funny thing you…
The Caribbean Disco Show Day-O, day-O (Day, me say day-O) Hear our songs everybody kn…
The End of the World Why does the sun go no shining Why does the sea…
The Shelter of Your Eyes In the shelter of your eyes I have finally learned my…
The War to End All Wars Sing the baby off to sleep Turn off his Mickey Mouse…
The Way I Came I In The words won't come out easy And the time just drags…
Then I Met You Well I never saw a sunset Or a tree And I never…
There Ain The dirty rain is falling I hear the wind a calling…
Thinking of You When I got back to Atlanta A whole lot worse for…
Three Pick-Ups I delivered papers in the Early morning rain - Oh what…
Torre de Silêncio Tão majestosa, imponente Erguida contra o poente Não era coi…
Try Finding love is meaningful Making love is beautiful Try I ca…
Universal Soldier He's five foot two and he's six feet four He fights…
We Come on girl, get aboard this bus It's pretty crowded but…
We'll Be One By Two Today Trees are things that move And tell you when the wind…
We'll Make It Different -- I Know We Will Come on girl, get aboard this bus It's pretty crowded but…
Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love When your eyes met mine, I knew that I had…
Whispers in the Wind Like whispers in the wind Throughout the day Your love cal…
Who'll Stop the Rain As long as I remember The rain been comin' down. Clouds of…
Why Is It Me I've traveled all over the world To places that most men…
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Tonight you're mine, completely You give your soul so sweetl…
Would I Still Have You When I was young I had a dream That I would…
You're All I Ever Need This mornin' when you kissed me And got up out of…