b. 1931, Habana, Cuba
d. 20th November 1998, Hollywood, CA, USA
Roland Alphonso is one of the most important players of the late 1950s/early 1960s music scene in Kingston. During that time he regularly played in the same sessions as Rico Rodriguez. Some of these tracks have been re-issued recently on Something Special.
A detailed biography can be found in the linernotes to his latest anthology album Something Special.