José Padilla

José María Padilla Requena (4 December 1955 – 18 October 2020) was a Spanish disc jockey and producer of ambient music, best known for his work as DJ in the Café del Mar bar on the island of Ibiza.[1]

Born in Barcelona, Spain, Padilla moved to Ibiza in 1975, taking up the DJ residency at Café del Mar in 1991.[1] In 1994, he compiled the first Cafe del Mar album for the React label.[1] The series is now in its 25th volume and has spun off several related compilations, as well as leading to the creation of the bar's own eponymous label. Padilla selected tracks for the first six, as well as the 20th-anniversary commemorative release.[citation needed]

While several tracks of Padilla's appeared in his various compilations, it was not until 1998 that he released his first album, Souvenir, on Mercury Records label.[1] The CD featured collaborations with several chill-out musicians, including Lenny Ibizarre and Paco Fernández. His second album, Navigator, was released in 2001. The album received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Album.[2]

Padilla was no longer the resident DJ at Café del Mar, but toured around the world.[1] However, in November 2007 a new compilation series called Bella Musica, unrelated to Café del Mar, was released.[citation needed]

In 2011, the new CD compilation "Here Comes the Sunset" (Volume 4) came out and after many years Padilla has been connected to another beach, this time in Italy, Fregene.[citation needed]

In 2015, Padilla made his new album So Many Colours available for streaming through Resident Advisor, before general release on International Feel.

Padilla returned to BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix decks in mid August 2015 for the first time in 20 years, with an eclectic two-hour "Masters" set.

Padilla revealed in July 2020 that he had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer at the age of 64.[3]

Padilla died in Ibiza, Spain on 18 October 2020 at the age of 64 after a battle with colon cancer.[4]

Discography

Below are the albums compiled in part by José Padilla:[5]

Year Title

1993 Café del Mar, Vol 1

1994 Café del Mar, Vol 2

1995 Café del Mar, Vol 3

1996 Café del Mar, Vol 4

1997 Café del Mar, Vol 5

1998 Souvenir

1999 Café del Mar, Vol 6

2001 Navigator

2002 Navigator (Special Ed.)

2002 El Sueno de Ibiza

2005 Man Ray, Vol 4

2006 Café Solo

2007 Café Solo, Vol 2

2009 Café Mambo Ibiza 09

2010 Ibiza Classic Sunset

2010 Here comes the sunset vol.4- Singita, miracle beach

2012 Blue Note Beach Classics - presented by José Padilla

2015 So Many Colours

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