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Saturday, 5 May 2007

Let me say it carefully, because in earlier attempts to describe my feelings about this kind of music I seem to have stepped too hard on too many toes. But in my opinion many of the so called exotica records are highly overrated easy listening. Not every song with an exotic touch and a lot of stereo-effects is exciting. And especially the records produced in the seventies in Europe are nine out of ten times soulless crap.
What amazes me is that artists, who have carefully build a reputation of producing crap, also have recorded some nice or even great music. That is strange: either they just had a few lucky days of genius, or they sold their soul early in their life. For a naïve utopist like me, both possibilities are hard to understand.
Yesterday I sorted out some German easy listening records, of which I had far more than I could remember. James Last and his two brothers, who are exemplary for this genre, will be featured in a future episode of this Soundtrack, but today I want to write a few words about Horst Wende.
Horst Wende was originally an accordion player and he made also records under his own name, but he is most known as Roberto Delgado. Roberto Delgado is responsible for many easy listening LP’s, most with Latin influences. The sound is not very different from that of his German colleges in the field, but he does seem to have a little more soul than most of them. And unlike most of the other German orchestra leaders he did not record any medleys. Medleys are one of my criteria for not buying a record. I cannot stand medleys. Another fact that made me mention Roberto Delgado in this Soundtrack, is the fact that he played ska. On some of his LP’s are covers of Reyurn of Django, Liquidator and Wet dream, with nice organ playing and an up tempo dance beat.
These tracks are spread out over several LP’s, and although I make CDr’s of such tracks, it is not an ideal situation for a person with an autistic inclination. So I was very happy to find an LP yesterday with all these tracks on it: That’s Reggae. (Well, not all: Soul limbo Is not on this LP. It is no reggae too, of course.)
Here is the Roberto Delgado Orchestra with Return of Django. (And don’t tell me it is crap, because I know. But the rest is far worse!)

Comments:

Milan

2007-05-05 17:24:53

For what it’s worth, his track Tara Din Din is great, as featured on the crap record African Dancing. Slow burning safari stuff. Still maybe not a reason to keep the otherwise dull record on your shelves.

Sylvester

2007-11-20 10:44:58

What of the album “This is reggae” by R. Delgado?

frits

2007-11-20 13:47:05

Is there an LP named “This is reggae” too? “That’s reggae” and “This is reggae”... confusing!

Sylvester

2007-11-21 13:45:21

I had this album, “this is reggae”, back in late 70’s. I am hoping the album would have been made into CD by now.

clasen collection

2007-12-20 14:04:18

I had the album “This is Reggae”, and it contains some very nicely interpreted well known reggae titles. The real confusion is, that the cover of “That’s Reggae” by Roberto Delgado is a part of the picture on a reggae sampler also called “That’s Reggae” featuring Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker and other original jamaican musicians!

clasen collection

2007-12-20 14:05:17

I had the album “This is Reggae”, and it contains some very nicely interpreted well known reggae titles. The real confusion is, that the cover of “That’s Reggae” by Roberto Delgado is a part of the picture on a reggae sampler also called “That’s Reggae” featuring Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker and other original jamaican musicians!

Jay

2007-12-26 02:31:10

Please I have been searching for the Album
“This is Reggae” by Roberto Delgado. Anyone knows where I can get it? My Dad played it often when I was a kid and I wanna hear those tunes again. All of them

Freddy

2008-03-09 00:01:34

hi Jay, i have this is reggae and i bought it from www.gemm.com there are heaps of roberto delgado stuffs!

Jay Omar

2008-03-10 15:15:54

Hey freddy,

Thanks so much. I’m going there right away and will feed you back. Cheers

Roberto Delgado

2008-07-17 13:52:31

Hey people, it’s funny but I’d never heard about Roberto Delgado and it happens that’s my real name and I have a band too!!
www.myspace.com/robertodelgadoyorquesta

Marty

2008-07-22 05:52:58

The original recording is This Is Reggae from Polydor 2371 029. But like more Wende & Delgado albums, many of them got other names to make people confused.

David

2008-09-12 07:12:39

About to post a copy of “this is reggae” by delgado on my blog subway-detour.blogspot.com care of ramanji (india) and pakdhe (indonesia)

Marty

2008-09-23 17:52:28

Complete Horst Wende/Roberto Delgado/Mister Pepper lijst van Marty
Het voordeel van alle elpees is dat het productie jaar in de plaat gedrukt staat.
1955 International Polka Favourites Fiësta HW
1957 Romance Em Veneca Polydor
1957 Oriëntal Caravan Decca HW
1958 Africana Polydor HW
1960 Dance To Delgado Contour
1960 Blaue Nacht Am Hafen Polydor HW
1961 In Strikt Danstempo Karussell HW
1962 Bei Pfeiffers Ist Ball Karussell HW
1962 Portrait Of Horst Wende Polydor
1962 Portrait Of Roberto Delgado Polydor
1962 Along Mexican Highways Vol.1. Polydor
1963 Delgado Hits Pan Americana Polydor
1963 Latin Americana Polydor
1964 Olé Roberto Delgado Polydor
1964 Night Club Dancing Vol.1. Polydor
1965 Letkiss Polydor
1965 Blue Hawaii Vol.1. Polydor
1965 Caramba Vol.1. Polydor
1965 Along Mexican Highways Vol.2. Polydor
1965 South Of The Border Polydor
1965 Camino De Mexico Polydor
1965 Night Club Dancing Vol.2. Polydor
1966 Tanz Durch’s Musical Wunderland Polydor
1966 Show Dancing Polydor
1966 Italia…

Marty

2008-09-23 17:53:24

1966 Italian Romance Polydor
1966 Delgado Dancing Polydor
1966 Accordeon A La Carte Vol.1. Polydor HW
1966 Tanz In Der Taverne Polydor
1967 Holiday In Israël Polydor
1967 Drops Polydor MP
1967 Caramba Vol.2. Polydor
1967 Happy Harmonica Polydor HW
1968 Holiday In Scandinavia Polydor
1968 Acapulco Holiday Polydor
1968 Guitar A La Carte Vol.1. Polydor
1968 Wenn Das Schifferklavier An Bord ertönt Polydor HW
1968 Tanz Im Weissen Rössl Polydor
1968 Marimba A La Carte Polydor
1968 Dancing Rebecca Polydor
1968 Latino Dancing Polydor
1968 Blue Hawaii Vol.2. Polydor
1968 Spanish Eyes Polydor
1968 Hifi Stereo Polydor
1969 Accordeon In Gold Karussell HW
1969 Latin Rendez-Vous With Polydor
1969 Guitar A La Carte Vol.2. Polydor
1969 Accordeon A La Carte Vol.2. Polydor
1969 Hits A La Carte Polydor
1969 Latin A La Carte Polydor
1969 This Is Roberto Delgado Polydor
1970 Hawaiian Nights Polydor
1970 Calypso A La Carte Polydor
1970 This Is Reggae Polydor
1970 Caramba Vol.3. Polydor
1970 The Very B…

Marty

2008-09-23 17:54:11

1970 The Very Best Of Roberto Delgado Polydor
1970 Vibraphone A La Carte Polydor
1970 African Dancing Polydor
1970 Samba Caramba South America Olé Polydor
1970 Latin Flutes Polydor
1970 Accordéon Polydor
1971 South America Let’s Dance Polydor
1972 Happy Accordion Polydor HW
1972 Latin Special ’72 Polydor
1972 Wir Stehen Auf Akkordeon Vol.1. Polydor HW
1973 Fiësta For Dancing Vol.1. Polydor
1973 Happy South America Stargala Polydor
1974 Die Bouzouki Klingt Vol.1. Polydor
1974 Wir Stehen Auf Akkordeon Vol.2. Polydor HW
1974 Dance Time With Roberto Delgado Polydor
1974 Roberto Delgado Polydor
1975 Fiësta For Dancing Vol.2. Polydor
1975 20 South America Dancing Hits Polydor
1975 South America My Love Polydor
1976 Akkordeon Schlager-Parade Polydor HW
1976 Akkordeon Schlager-Parade Zug Um Zug Karussell HW
1976 Die Bouzouki Klingt Vol.2. Polydor
1976 Latin Rhythms Polydor
1977 Die Grossen Orchester Der Welt Polydor
1977 Die grosse Aktuelle Hammond Schlager-Parade Karussell HW
1977 Fiësta For…

Marty

2008-09-23 17:54:50

1977 Fiësta For Dancing Vol.3. Polydor
1977 Die Grosse Aktuelle Akkordeon Hitparade Karussell HW
1977 Fiësta Caramba 2000 Polydor
1977 The Best Of The Best Of Roberto Delgado Polydor
1977 Fiësta For Dancing Vol.4. Polydor
1977 Roberto Delgado In gold Polydor
1977 Buenos Dias olé Polydor
1977 Concerto D’ Aranjuez Polydor
1978 Die Balalaika klingt Polydor
1978 Music Box Dancer Polydor
1979 Jamaica Disco Polydor
1979 Roberto Delgado Meets Kalinka Polydor
1980 Vacation In The Sun Polydor
1980 Fiësta Colombiana & Los Paraguayos Pop Edition
1980 Da Capo Roberto Polydor
1980 Tropical Sun Dance Polydor
1981 Blue Tropical Polydor
1996 El Humahuaqueno CD Polydor
1998 Happy South America 2CD Polydor
1999 Happy Holiday Collection 2CD Polydor
2000 Lounge Legends CD Polydor

Marty

2008-09-23 17:56:10

2000 20 South America Dancing Hits RD CD
2000 Camino De Mexico RD CD

Klaus

2010-09-15 12:02:58

I have a Question for you !! This Roberto Delgado aka Horst Wende . He does play a song called Music Box Dancer , can’t find it on Youtube nor in wherever I look , I came accross you just by accident . I have the song Music Box Dancer on an Audio Tape with all music from Roberto Delgado Can you tell me if I can find that song By him on a CD somewhere ?Al I get is Frank Mills Recording and Floyd Cramer , who play this song too , apparently Frank Mills produced it ,but Roberto Delgado Definately plays Music Box Dancer . Can you find out at all and let mew know , please ? Thank you , Klaus . Ps . I love his music , most music of the early eras too , good music ,that is , you seem to be a bit of a critic when it comes to Music ? Well , each to their own , music is a language all on its own , no matter what language it comes in . I enjoy it . Ciao

David

2010-10-02 23:40:38

Yes Klaus, he does do “Music Box Dancer.” I have a copy somewhere…
About to post two new Delgado lps, Tanz in de Taverne and Vibraphon a la Carte (excellent one.)

Klaus

2010-10-03 11:22:22

Hy , David , thank you for your email , I totally agree with you , only , on CD , I can’t find it , on Audio Cassette I have it ,had it before CD’s came out. Would like to have it on CD if I can get it , I surfed the web , sorta , trying to find it but never ever got it , only from others , John Mills and Floyd Cramer , I like Roberto Delgado’s version much better , he certainly plays it tops .I’m one of the old school guys , born April 1944 in Germany but residing in Australia since 1955 . I just love our kind of music from that era . Thanks again , David . Cheers , Klaus

Freddy

2010-10-04 09:53:42

hi Klaus, i was born 1970 and i was introduced to reoberto delgado and bert kaempfert by my father when i was still in indonesia. now im residing in australia and can’t get enough of those kind of music, i just love it

David

2010-10-04 20:47:55

Klaus, I have the “Music Box Dancer” Delgado LP on loan from a friend. I’ll have to upload it for you privately to rapidshare, as I recently had “Vibraphone a la Carte” pulled from my blog due to copyright violation.
BTW, I was born in 1975 so I discovered all this wonderful music in retrospect :)

Klaus

2010-10-06 01:30:14

Hi ,David .
Thanks again for your email, I am very pleased that you, being quite young , like this kind of music . My eldest daughter Nicole was born 1976 . The younger generation seem to stem away from our/my kind of music etc , I believe now I’m not totally correct in that assumption , even though this music is from a range of years where the younger generation at that time were too young for it .
David ? Have you , by any chance heard about a German Guitarist , Ricky King ? Check him out ,I think you will like his music , go to youtube and just put Ricky King Instrumental in the search bar .I only discovered his music not that long before I met you in here. I totally love his music , you must see for yourself and decide . My favourite song of his is ° California Blue °, the Roy Orbison number but , his music is tops for me .I have read his story °The Ricky King Story °in German ,compiled by a German , Karl-Heinz Villis, have been in touch with that guy and he said he will forward my comments to Ric…

Klaus

2010-10-06 01:32:44

ah , run out of character space ,He said he will forward my comments to Ricky King .I guess , as you can tell , I love Instrumental music , love other music too , quite a big range of it . Regards ….. Klaus ,

lanny

2011-05-14 23:08:08

Hi there i wonder if you could help, im trying to find Roberto Delgado and His Orchestra music piece called “September In The Rain”. I had been searching on google but didnt seem to find that song. If you know which album it is on please let me know. I thought it was in the same album as his piece “Moonglow” Thanks very much.

Klaus

2011-05-15 11:59:37

Hy , Lanny . I guess a lot of people got your Email request about Roberto Delgado , song September In The Rain , Also Moonglow . I have never heard of both songs , although when I searched for Music Box Dancer , By Roberto Delgado , I couldn’t find it either , I do have that one on Audio Tape . So , I looked where I thought those 2 songs may be , but , no .September In The Rain is sung by a lot of Artists but no Instrumental piece that I have found . Good Luck , Cheers , Klaus …

Marty

2012-08-01 07:56:57

Moonglow & September In The Rain are from the album “Vibraphone A La Carte”. So for those who are interested in music from Horst Wende / Mister Pepper / Roberto Delgado. Just send me a mail at 10nus@tiscali.nl so i will send you the whole excel file from this German Music Master

david hall

2014-01-27 21:21:44

Fantastic band as they all were in those days very professional and sets the whole body in motion with the rhythm. I would be grateful if you could send me your collection. Ypurs Sincerely David Hall