Willie Rosario
Rosario (born Fernando Luis Rosario Marin) was raised in a poor but, hard working family. His parents realized that as a child Willie was musically inclined and had him take guitar lessons at the age of 6. He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. His mother also had him take saxophone classes, however what he really was interested in was the conga. In 1946, he formed a band called Coamex but, a year later when he was 17 years old, his family to moved to New York City. The family rented an apartment in a Manhattan ghetto known as Spanish Harlem.
Rosario came into contact and played the conga for various orchestras. After he graduated from high school he continued his education and studied journalism and public relations. On one occasion Rosario visited the famed Palladium Ball Room in New York, where Tito Puente was playing the timbales. This was the beginning of his love affair with that instrument. He was 22 years old when he took classes with percussionist Henry Adler.
In 1959, Rosario organized his first band and played for three years in the Club Caborrojeño in New York. When not playing, he would work as a disc jockey for WADO, a Spanish speaking radio station in New York.
In 1962, he signed with the Alegre Record Label and traveled and performed with his band in Venezuela, Panama, Colombia, Mexico, Curaçao, U.S. Virgin Islands and all over the United States. He opened the Tropicana Club in New York in association with fellow Puerto Rican Bobby Valentin.
Among his best known compositions are "De Barrio Obrero a la Quince", "El Timbal de Carlitos", "Mi Amigo el Payaso" (My friend the Clown), "El Revendon", "Lluvia" (Rain), "Cuando No Hay Cariño" (When there's no Love). Plus, he also composed the following jazz tunes "Flip, flop", "Stop and go" and "My Favorite Thing".
Rosario also produced the following songs with the participation of Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tony Vega, Papo Lucca and Bobby Valentin; "Latin Jazz Go-Go-Go", "El Bravo soy Yo" (I'm the tough guy), "Too Too Much" and "Willie Rosario y su Ritmo".
Among the awards and recognitions bestowed upon Rosario are a nomination in 1987 for a Grammy Award for his song "Nueva Cosecha" (New Harvest), various Gold and Platinum Records, the Golden Agueybana Award, ACE, Diplo and Paoli Awards. In 2000, the Puerto Rican Senate paid tribute to Willie Rosario in recognition of his 40 years in the field of music. In 2002, Willie Rosario was inducted into The International Latin Music Hall of Fame.
Wllie Rosario's last production was "La Banda Que Deleita". He continues to play small venues in the San Juan area, having last been seen performing at Shots Bar & Grill in the Isla Verde Mall in late October 2006.
Que Humanidad
Willie Rosario Lyrics
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Qué humanidad!
Hasta dónde me vas a llevar?
Qué humanidad!
Hasta dónde me vas a llevar?
La mujer que a su marido
Es señal que por detrás
Tiene otro gato escondido, guajiro
Qué humanidad!
Hasta dónde me vas a llevar?
Qué humanidad!
Hasta dónde me vas a llevar?
Dicen que Willie Rosario
Nunca tiene buena suerte
Pero es el mejor conjunto
Que está sonando actualmente, mi gente!
Qué humanidad!
Hasta dónde me vas a llevar?
Qué humanidad!
Hasta dónde me vas a llevar?
Óyelo bien, Ismael,
Mi ritmo está bien sabroso
De Guayama vengo yo
Sabrosón, gozón y guapachoso y cómo gozo!
Qué humanidad!
Hasta dónde me vas a llevar?
Qué humanidad!
Hasta dónde me vas a llevar?
Al prado, Gil!
Panamá, puente del mundo,
Corazón del universo
Vaya lío! Lío!
(Hasta dónde?)
Me van a llevar
(Hasta dónde?)
Me van a matar
(Hasta dónde?)
No me van a amarrar
(Hasta dónde?)
Hasta dónde?
(Hasta dónde?)
(Hasta dónde?)
(Hasta dónde?)
(Hasta dónde?)
(Hasta dónde?)
No me van a embrujar
(Hasta dónde?)
Hasta dónde, mamá?
(Hasta dónde?)
Qué humanidad! Qué humanidad!
(Hasta dónde?)
Me van a matar
(Hasta dónde?)
(Hasta dónde?)
(Hasta dónde?)
(Hasta dónde?)
(Hasta dónde?)
Hasta dónde, caballero?
The song "Que Humanidad" by Willie Rosario is a salsa song featuring exciting rhythms and percussion. The central theme of the song is a call to humanity, asking how far they are willing to go, and how far they are willing to take the singer with them. The song starts with the repetition of the phrase "qué humanidad" followed by the question "hasta dónde me vas a llevar" which translates to "until where are you going to take me?"
The song then delves into a critical view of relationships, where the singer suggests that if a woman does not tell her husband where she is going, she is likely hiding something. The song then shifts its focus to the band itself, where it acknowledges that Willie Rosario, the band leader, is believed to always have bad luck, but his band is the best around.
The song continues with call-and-response, featuring a male voice named Ismael, and the response coming from the lead singer, who boasts about being from Guayama, Puerto Rico, and proclaims himself as a "sabrosón, gozón y guapachoso."
Overall, the song portrays a lively, vibrant, and danceable atmosphere while exploring themes of humanity, relationships, and self-expression.
Line by Line Meaning
Qué humanidad, caballero!
Oh, the humanity, sir!
Hasta dónde me vas a llevar?
Where are you going to take me?
La mujer que a su marido no le dice dónde va es señal que por detrás tiene otro gato escondido, guajiro
A woman who doesn't tell her husband where she's going is a sign she's hiding something, cowboy
Dicen que Willie Rosario nunca tiene buena suerte pero es el mejor conjunto que está sonando actualmente, mi gente!
They say Willie Rosario never has good luck, but he's the best ensemble playing currently, my people!
Óyelo bien, Ismael, mi ritmo está bien sabroso De Guayama vengo yo Sabrosón, gozón y guapachoso y cómo gozo!
Listen well, Ismael, my rhythm is really tasty. I come from Guayama, lively, groovy and festive, and I'm having a blast!
Al prado, Gil! Panamá, puente del mundo, Corazón del universo Vaya lío! Lío!
To the meadow, Gil! Panama, bridge of the world. Heart of the universe. What a mess! Messy!
Me van a matar No me van a amarrar Hasta dónde?
They're going to kill me. They're not going to tie me up. How far?
No me van a embrujar Hasta dónde, mamá? Qué humanidad! Qué humanidad! Me van a matar
They're not going to bewitch me. How far, mom? Oh, the humanity! They're going to kill me
Hasta dónde, caballero?
How far, sir?
Writer(s): CATALINO CURET ALONSO
Contributed by Jayce I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@bailarinaprofesionalcalico769
Salsa en mis venas,muchooooo temaaa desde q tenia 4 años me encantaaaa,saludos desde tulua
@calderonniarqui1730
Desde cali colombia se entona esta discaso🔥🔥🇨🇴
@sbatlv581
Un verdadero temazo de wili rosarios que viva puerto rico y sus salsas 🤟🤟🇵🇷🇵🇷
@cafeveni
Esa es la salsa que no volverá, mucho golpe, un saludo desde Colombia
@johnpiras4410
UN SALSALUDO DESDE LA BELLA MEDELLIN
@leonarberrio65
El inmortal Frankie Figueroa en la voz .....con el maestro willy rosario
@katapliski
HASTA DONDE,.... HASTA DONDE.?, ME VAS A LLEVAR...! QUE TEMASOOOO..! UNA MEZCLA BRUTAL, MR AFINQUE, Y MR ESTILO..SABROSO Y HASTA DONDE CABALLERO
@salseroteradix9473
Mister Afinque pa gozar, saludos desde mi Callao querido-Peru.
@HectorRodriguez-jc8hm
Primer álbum de Willie Rosario donde incorpora el barítono 🇺🇸🇵🇷
@pradojam
Y este es el primer tema donde es incorporado y tocado por Mario Rivera