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Max Woiski sr (1911 - 1981) was born in Suriname. In the 1930s he started playing popular music in Amsterdam. In his own club La Cubana in the Leidsestraat he performs under the name José Baretto and plays mainly Latin music. In the 1950s he changes to music from Suriname. In his orchestra were Steve Boston (percussion) and Johnny de Miranda (congas/drums/piano/vocals). His biggest hit was "B.B. met R" (Black Beans with Rice).
In the 1960s he moves to Majorca, where he buys a nightclub. Here he plays many years with his orchestra. When he suffers from health problems he moves to the small town of Porto de Andraitx. He dies in 1981. His son Max Woiski jr. also had a lot of hit records in The Netherlands.

side 1
01 B.B. met R
02 Allesie Bron Bron
03 Matrugador
04 Contestacion A Confesion
05 La Macura
06 Basai Fong

side 2
07 Paramaribo
08 Yo Lo Aseguro
09 Banana Boat Song
10 Jamaica Farewell
11 Jack-Ass Sung
12 Mathilde Take Me Money

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