Edmundo Ros

Edmundo Ros
OBE, FRAM
Edmundo Ros in 1957
Background information
Birth nameEdmund William Ross
Born(1910-12-07)7 December 1910
Port of Spain, Trinidad
Died21 October 2011(2011-10-21) (aged 100)
Alicante, Spain
GenresLatin American
Occupations
  • Musician
  • vocalist
  • band leader
Years active1939–1975
LabelsParlophone, Decca (UK)
London (US and Canada)

Edmundo Ros OBE, FRAM (7 December 1910 – 21 October 2011), born Edmund William Ross, was a Trinidadian-Venezuelan musician, vocalist, arranger and bandleader who made his career in Britain. He directed a highly popular Latin American orchestra, had an extensive recording career and owned one of London's leading nightclubs.

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