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Hugo Fattoruso Hugo (*1943) is a composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist. He is considered a significant figure in contemporary Latin American music, with a career encompassing rock, jazz, candombe, funk and fusion since the 1950s.   Hugo first became known as a member of Los Shakers, a 1960s Uruguayan rock band noted for its Beatles-influenced sound. The group gained widespread popularity in South America. While their first two albums drew heavily on the Beatles' musical style, their third and final album, La Conferencia Secreta del Toto's Bar (1968), incorporated elements of tango, candombe and bossa nova, and is regarded as an important contribution to the development of Latin rock.   In the early 1970s Hugo moved to the United States, where he co-founded the jazz-fusion ensemble Opa with his brother Osvaldo Fattoruso originally as the backing group for Airto Moreira. The group blended electric jazz with Afro-Uruguayan candombe, Brazilian music and funk, and later achieved a cult following within the Latin jazz-rock scene.   Throughout his career Hugo has collaborated with artists such as Milton Nascimento, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Hermeto Pascoal, Djavan, Jaime Roos and Ruben Rada. His solo work spans a wide range of genres, and he has led or participated in numerous projects, including Trio Fattoruso, Barrio Opa and Rey Tambor, often focusing on the fusion of candombe and jazz.   Hugo has received several awards for his work, including a Latin Grammy Award for Musical Excellence. He continues to perform and record, and remains an influential figure in Uruguay's musical culture as well as in international jazz and world music.   from Wikipedia

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Paul Ricci, guitars, bass Alex Foster, soprano sax Jay Rodriguez Sierra, soprano sax Randy Brecker, flugelhorn Hugo Fattoruso, piano, organ, clavinet, candombe percussion André Mehmari, Fender Rhodes Michael Wolff, piano Anthony Jackson, bass Rogerio Boccato, drums, percussion Steve Jordan, drums Jojo Kuo, drums Jurim Moreira, drums Valtinho Anastácio, percussion Manolo Badrena, percussion Ramon Echegeray, candombe percussion Arturo Prendez, candombe percussion Abdoulaye Diabaté, vocals

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