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 LP is proud to announce that on June 24, 2006, longtime LP artist and clinician, Bobby Sanabria, was inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame in a special ceremony that took place in NYC at the Grand Concourse and East 161 Street. This is no transient honor. Sanabria, a native of the Fort Apache section of the South Bronx, has had a street named after him. The street sign, which reads “The Bronx, Bobby Sanabria, Walk of Fame,” was unveiled at the ceremony.
The Bronx Walk of Fame honors Bronx-born or bred personalities whose work has risen up from humble roots and changed the world. Past inductees include former Secretary of State Colin Powell, actress Rita Moreno, singer Bobby Darin, actor Robert Klein, singer/actress Diahann Carroll, TV host Regis Philbin, Latin musicians Willie Colon, Eddie & Charlie Palmieri, and Ray Barretto. Current inductees, who joined Bobby in the preceding evening gala and morning ceremony, were best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark, godfather of hip-hop, Afrika Bambaataa, singer La India, footballer Art Donovan, newsman Tony Guida, and Broadway producer Manny Azenberg.
 Bobby Sanabria: Street Sign Bronx, NYAt the evening black tie ceremony, Bobby quipped, “I'm a proud SOB-a son of the Bronx.” Later the LP artist led a musical salute to 2002 Bronx Walk inductee Ray Barretto, performed by Ibrahim Gonzalez and the Bronx Jam Band.
“Induction to the Bronx Walk of Fame is the highest honor we bestow,” added Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion Jr. “I'm delighted Bobby's name now appears on the Grand Concourse forever. It is a testament to his great talent and to his pride in his Bronx roots”.
Bobby Sanabria has long championed the Bronx in clinics, lectures and in his prolific musical output. After receiving a Bachelor of Music from Boston's Berklee College of Music, Bobby began a long association with famed Afro-Cuban band leader Mario Bauza, recording three albums, two of which were nominated for Grammys. Meanwhile, Bobby's own big band was up for a Grammy when in 2001 it released Live and in Clave. Sanabria's recent recording Quartet Ache! was hailed a classic by Modern Drummer magazine, while Bobby was voted Percussionist of the Year by readers of DRUM! Magazine.
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