Alfred "Uganda" Roberts

Alfred "Uganda" Roberts

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Alfred "Uganda" Roberts
Landscape =
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Alfred Roberts, Jr.
Alias = 'Uganda'
Born = Birth date and age|1943|4|8
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Instrument = Congas/Percussion
Genre = Afro-Calypso

Alfred "Uganda" Roberts (born April 8, 1943) is a conga/percussion player.

History

Born and raised in the historic Treme neighborhood of New Orleans, Roberts took an interest in Calypso rhythms from a young age, being introduced to the music by attending clubs frequented by the many sea and portsmen who sailed back and forth between New Orleans and the Caribbean.

Initially beginning his career in music in his early teens, playing bongos in clubs in the French Quarter, Roberts switched to the congas in his early 20s by the encouragement of jazz drummer, Smokey Johnson. After becoming an in demand conga/percussion player in New Orleans, Roberts established a relationship with fellow Treme resident and neighbor, record producer Allen Toussaint, leading to Roberts becoming a house percussionist in Toussaint's Sea Saint Studios, playing on recordings such as The Meters' "Afrika" and "Hey Pocky Way", as well as Toussaint's 1972 album, "Life, Love, and Faith".

In 1972, Roberts was introduced to New Orleans pianist Henry Roland Byrd, better known to the public as Professor Longhair. It was at the 2nd annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival that Jazz Fest producer/founder Quint Davis introduced the two musicians, and Roberts would go on to tour and record with Professor Longhair for eight years, until Professor Longhair's death in 1980. Roberts is featured on Professor Longhair's "Rock N Roll Gumbo" (1977), featuring Louisiana blues musicians Snooks Eaglin and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, as well as Fess' last studio album ever recorded, "Crawfish Fiesta" (1980). "The London Concert" (recorded 1978, released 1994) is a duo performance by Professor Longhair and Roberts.

Roberts toured with Willie Tee and the Wild Magnolias off and on from 1980 until 1986, when he took a hiatus from the music industry, occasionally coming out of his semi-retirement to tour and record - such as on Dr. John’s albums "Goin’ Back to New Orleans" (1992) and "Dis, Dat, or D’udda" (2004). One evening in 2007, Roberts was invited by the young funk band Groovesect to join them on stage at New Orleans' Maple Leaf Bar, starting a relationship that would result in Roberts joining the band and recording on Groovesect's debut album, "On The Brim".

References

* [http://www.cduniverse.com/sresult.asp?HT_Search=xartist&HT_Search_Info=Alfred+%22Uganda%22+Roberts&cart=734187095 Discography]
* [http://www.noimc.org/awards.htm NOIMC Innovation Award]
* [http://www.ogdenmuseum.org/calendar/index.html Ogden Museum]
* [http://www.professorlonghair.com/discography.html Discography] at Professor Longhair

External links

* http://www.ugandaconga.com/bio.htm


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