August "Augie" Borero Colon (August 27, 1927 ‒ June 4, 2004) was an American musician known for his work as a percussionist in the
exotica genre. He came to national fame as a member of
Martin Denny's band in the 1950s and was the voice behind the bird calls and jungle sounds of the hit single "
Quiet Village". He also recorded two solo albums, ''Sophisticated Savage'' (1959) and ''Chant of the Jungle'' (1960). In the early 1960s, Colon left Denny's group and toured with his own band known as The Tropicales.
Colon was born in
Honolulu
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...
in 1927 and died in that city in 2004.
Discography
Solo albums
* ''Sophisticated Savage'', Liberty LRP-3101 (1959)
* ''Chant of the Jungle'', Liberty LRP-3148/LST-7148 (1960)
Martin Denny albums
* ''
Exotica'', Liberty LRP-3034 (mono) (1957)
* ''
Exotica'', Liberty LST-7034 (stereo) (1958) - re-recorded for stereo with
Julius Wechter
Julius Wechter (May 10, 1935 – February 1, 1999) was an American musician and composer who played the marimba and vibraphone. He also played various percussion instruments. He composed the song "Spanish Flea" for Herb Alpert and was leader of The ...
replacing
Arthur Lyman
* ''
Exotica Vol.2'', Liberty LRP-3077/LST-7006 (1958)
* ''
Forbidden Island
''Forbidden Island'' is a 1959 American adventure crime film directed by Charles B. Griffith starring Jon Hall. It was his debut as director, although he had directed second unit on ''Attack of the Crab Monsters''. A young Don Preston from the ...
'', Liberty LRP-3081/LST-7001 (1958)
* ''
Primitiva'', Liberty LRP-3087/LST-7023 (1958)
* ''
Hypnotique'', Liberty LRP-3102/LST-7102 (1959)
* ''Afro-Desia'', Liberty LRP-3111/LST-7111 (1959)
* ''Exotica Volume III'', Liberty LRP-3116/LST-7116 (1959)
* ''
Quiet Village: The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny'', Liberty LRP-3122/LST-7122 (1959)
References
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1927 births
2004 deaths
Exotica
Liberty Records artists
Musicians from Hawaii
Tiki culture
People from Honolulu