Max Woiski Sr.

Max Woiski Sr.
Background information
Birth name Max Woiski
Also known as José Baretto
Born (1911-02-11)11 February 1911
Domburg, Suriname
Died 31 January 1981(1981-01-31) (aged 69)
Hoogeveen, Netherlands
Genres Jazz, Latin
Occupation(s) Singer, flutist, composer
Years active 1937-1980

Max Woiski Sr. (February 11, 1911 – January 31, 1981) was a Surinamese musician.

Career

Woiski started to make popular music in the 1930s in Amsterdam. In his own club La Cubana in Amsterdam, he performed under the name "José Baretto" and mainly participated in Latin American music with his orchestra. In the 1950s, he switched to Surinamese music. His biggest hit was B.B. met R. (Brown beans with rice).[1]

In the 1960s, he had his own production company MMP, which records where produced by CNR Records. Notable artists who were signed by Woiski include Ciska Peters and Edwin Rutten. At the end of the 1960s, Woiski left for Majorca, where he bought a nightclub. Here he performed with his orchestra for years. He died in 1981.[1]

His son Max Woiski Jr., brought to the Netherlands by his father when he needed a guitarist in his orchestra, started the nightclub La Tropicana in Amsterdam after his father's departure. His music was also very popular in the Netherlands. His granddaughter Lils Mackintosh is an award-winning jazz and blues singer.[2]

Discography

  • Successen (1973)
  • Bigi Brasa (1998)
  • Ritmo Tropical (2011)

References

  1. 1 2 Muziekencyclopedie, Max Woiski Sr.
  2. ↑ Max Woiski jr. (80) interview over Ritmo Tropical
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