Horst Wende (5 November 1919 — 23 January 1996), was a German bandleader, … Read Full Bio ↴Horst Wende (5 November 1919 — 23 January 1996), was a German bandleader, arranger and composer who made easy-listening records under his real name as well as under his alias Roberto Delgado. He was part of the wave of German-based easy listening artists who were popular in the 1960s and 1970s, along with Bert Kaempfert and James Last.
Born in Zeitz, Saxony, he showed musical proficiency at an early age. He played in his grandfather’s band in a restaurant when he was six, and by his teens he was accomplished at playing piano, accordion, xylophone and marimba. He studied music at the Leipzig Conservatory.
He served in the German army during World War 2, but was captured by the British. During his captivity in a Danish POW camp, he met a guitarist named Ladi Geisler, with whom he soon formed a small combo. After the war, he led various combos (which usually included Geisler)in The Salambo Night Club from René Durand & The Tarantella Night Club near the famous Reeperbahn. Horst also played with British Service musicians and Big Bands like Edmundo Ros. Settling in Hamburg, he became part of the burgeoning music scene in the port city. Signed to the Polydor label in the 1950s, he made accordion and dance band music under his own name. He also began to make Latin music recordings under the pseudonym of Roberto Delgado & Mister Pepper. The Delgado albums became popular in Europe, and then found an audience in the UK and North America as Polydor opened up several international subsidiaries. Polydor already had two top pop orchestra stars in Bert Kaempfert and James Last, and many of their fans began to buy Delgado records as well. It’s interesting to note that Wende recorded his albums using the same group of studio musicians who recorded for Kaempfert and Last; in fact, guitarist Ladi Geisler also provided the distinct bass guitar backbone to the Kaempfert sound.
The Delgado recordings were initially Latin-oriented, but they eventually covered a number of different musical genres including African, Italian, Russian, Greek and Jamaican music as well as Broadway musicals and current pop hits. It could be argued that Wende/Delgado helped to pioneer world music. He managed to break into the German singles market with his version of “Mexico” in 1962. He also arranged music for other German artists such as German folk/pop singer Knut Kiesewetter.
Like most of his pop orchestral contemporaries, Wende’s popularity had faded by the 1980s, and he gradually retired from playing music professionally. In recent years, his music has become popular again, and some of his recordings have been reissued on CD.
Born in Zeitz, Saxony, he showed musical proficiency at an early age. He played in his grandfather’s band in a restaurant when he was six, and by his teens he was accomplished at playing piano, accordion, xylophone and marimba. He studied music at the Leipzig Conservatory.
He served in the German army during World War 2, but was captured by the British. During his captivity in a Danish POW camp, he met a guitarist named Ladi Geisler, with whom he soon formed a small combo. After the war, he led various combos (which usually included Geisler)in The Salambo Night Club from René Durand & The Tarantella Night Club near the famous Reeperbahn. Horst also played with British Service musicians and Big Bands like Edmundo Ros. Settling in Hamburg, he became part of the burgeoning music scene in the port city. Signed to the Polydor label in the 1950s, he made accordion and dance band music under his own name. He also began to make Latin music recordings under the pseudonym of Roberto Delgado & Mister Pepper. The Delgado albums became popular in Europe, and then found an audience in the UK and North America as Polydor opened up several international subsidiaries. Polydor already had two top pop orchestra stars in Bert Kaempfert and James Last, and many of their fans began to buy Delgado records as well. It’s interesting to note that Wende recorded his albums using the same group of studio musicians who recorded for Kaempfert and Last; in fact, guitarist Ladi Geisler also provided the distinct bass guitar backbone to the Kaempfert sound.
The Delgado recordings were initially Latin-oriented, but they eventually covered a number of different musical genres including African, Italian, Russian, Greek and Jamaican music as well as Broadway musicals and current pop hits. It could be argued that Wende/Delgado helped to pioneer world music. He managed to break into the German singles market with his version of “Mexico” in 1962. He also arranged music for other German artists such as German folk/pop singer Knut Kiesewetter.
Like most of his pop orchestral contemporaries, Wende’s popularity had faded by the 1980s, and he gradually retired from playing music professionally. In recent years, his music has become popular again, and some of his recordings have been reissued on CD.
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Roberto Delgado Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Roberto Delgado:
Corcovado Um cantinho e um violão Este amor, uma canção Pra fazer fe…
Moonglow It must have been moonglow, way up in the blue It…
Rum And Coca-Cola If you ever go down Trinidad They make you feel so…
Summer Samba Someone to hold me tight that would be very nice Someone…
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@Socratess2007
This tune was used by a local radio station here in Belgium. First notes very identifyable, that's the reason probably why these chose it. Besides that : great music !!
@tabibsendi
Cheerful music composition! Wonderful. Thanks, Anggip Lesmana for sharing such a beautiful compilation
@ngatino9137
Mantap lama saya cari music ini akhirnya ketemu juga
@unmaivirumbhi57
Fantastic!
@unmaivirumbhi57
I like such instrumental type. I would appreciate if anyone can recommend such type of musical numbers / artists/ bands . I will be so grateful 👍
@indranilmazumdar7825
Kai Warner ,max greger,James last,tattoos,herb Alpert ,Werner Muller , Helmut zucharius{wrong spelling }...But Roberto Delgado is unique in his dimension...Listen to his caramba 3 album once...
@unmaivirumbhi57
indranil mazumdar Thank you 🙏🏼 Greetings from Chicago!
@unmaivirumbhi57
Can anyone recommend similar type of instrumental music to me . I would greatly appreciate that .
@summertimedream5152
I liiiiike!!!!!
@prandoprantiningsih9455
Thanks Anggip Lesmana 👍 music ini yg saya cari2