![]() This was the beginning of his love affair with that instrument. On one occasion Rosario visited the Palladium Ballroom in New York, where Tito Puente was playing the timbales. After he graduated from high school, he continued his education and studied journalism and public relations. Rosario came into contact and played the conga for various orchestras. The family rented an apartment in a Manhattan community known as Spanish Harlem. In 1946, he formed a band called Coamex but, a year later when he was 17 years old, his family moved to New York City, United States. His mother also had him take saxophone classes however, what he really was interested in was the conga. He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. His parents realized that as a child Willie was musically inclined and had him take guitar lessons at the age of six. ![]() ![]() Rosario (birth name: Fernando Luis Rosario MarĂn ) was born and raised in Coamo, Puerto Rico, into a poor, but hard working family. ![]()
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