Luis Orbegoso

 

 

Congas / Bongos / Timbales / Hand Percussion / Drum Set / Vocals

Luis Orbegoso (known in the latin recording industry as “Luisito”) was born in Lima, Perú in 1971 and moved to Canada in 1972. He became an honoured graduate of the Humber College music program in 1994 and has been a member of the Toronto Musicians Association since 1993. Luisito was a student of Memo Acevedo (professor of percussion at New York University) and jump-started his career as a professional bongo player with Memo’s ground breaking salsa band “Banda Brava” in 1993. Anyone who has ever heard Luisito never forgets him. He has performed and/or recorded with Alex Cuba, Luis Mario Ochoa & Cimarrón, Dominicanada, Jerry Gonzalez, Hilton Ruiz, Oscar de León, Hilario Durán, David Virelles, Nick Ali, Jane Bunnett, Diego Marulanda & Pacande, Chucho Valdéz, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, Changuito, Giovanni Hidalgo, Ralph Irrizarry, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Nelly Furtado, Kenwood Dennard, Stevie Wonder, Alfredo de la Fe, Luisito Carrion, Cheo Andujar,  Jimmy Bosch, Horacio Hernandez, Mark Quiñones, and far too many more to list here. Luisito is one of the most in-demand percussionists in Toronto.

Luisito is also the percussionist with two Canadian and award-winning outfits: Latin jazz/funk ensemble “Nick Ali & CRUZAO” the winner of the Montreal Jazz Festival’s coveted 2001 “Grand Prix du Jazz” Award and the 2001 CBC Galaxie “Rising Star” Award, as well as Cuban jazz piano player, David Virelles and his quintet, who received the same awards in 2006.

He currently leads the groundbreaking band SalsAfrica as well as the band Moda Eterna.

Luis is a highly sought after teacher, and  has worked with students and professionals at universities, schools and festivals across Canada and in Germany, Korea and Peru. He has also been a record producer  for Lady Son & Articulo Veinte (www.tridha.org/ladyson);   Ventura Brothers feat. Jerry Gonzalez; Cache for both cds Blended and Toronto Sessions; Orquesta Bestial – Johan Aguirre  and currently for Patricia Cano’s Latin folk fusion band (new band).

Selected discography

CACHE-Looking from the top-2011-Indie – Salsa

HILARIO DURAN- Motion – 2010 – Alma Records – Latin Jazz

PATRICIA CANO- This is The New World – 2010 – Indie – Fusion: Afro Peruvian – Brazilian – Jazz

PAUL NEUFELD – Chunked – 2009 – Indie – Jazz

LADY SON & ARTICULO VEINTE – “Semillas” – 2009 – Indie – Salsa

BOMBA – “Cuatro Caminos” – (2008) Indie Latin Jazz

ELIANA CUEVAS – “Vidas” – (2007) Indie Latin

RALPH IRIZARRI & SON CAFE, “Tributo“, BKS (2006) Salsa

NELLY FURTADO, “Loose”, Geffen (2006) Pop

DIEGO MARULANDA & PACANDE, “K’MA”, Indie (2005) Salsa

BOMBA – Entre Sol y Luz – (2005)  Indie Latin Jazz

RALPH IRIZARRI & SON CAFE, “Bailando Con Azucar“, BKS (2004) Salsa

LUIS MARIO OCHOA & CIMARRON, “Luis Mario And Friends”, (2004)  indie Latin

ELIANA CUEVAS, “Ventura”, Indie (2004) Latin

CACHE, “Blended” MRP records (2004) Salsa

NICK ALI & CRUZAO,  “Shades Of Brown”, Justin Time (2002) Latin-jazz

JAKE LANGLEY, “The Latin Sessions”, Indie (2001) Latin-jazz

NELLY FURTADO,  “Wow Nelly!”, Sony Dreamworks (2001) Pop

ELIANA CUEVAS, “Cohesion”, Indie (2001) Salsa / Brazilian

ROB THALLER,  “Ritmo Azul”, Indie (2001) Salsa

BLAIR PURDY & GRUVORIA,  “Gruvoria”, Indie (2000) Groove

DIEGO MARULANDA & PACANDE, “Por El Sol”, Indie (2000) Colombian folkloric

ALEX CANTERO, “Luces de mi Tierra”, Indie (co-producer) (2000) Latin-rock

LUIS MARIO OCHOA & CIMARRON, “La Fiesta”, Indie (1999) Salsa

JOHANN AGUIRRE & ORCHESTA BESTIAL, “Saborigen”, Indie (1998) Salsa

DOMINICANADA, “Subiendo”, Indie (1996) Merengue

LUIS MARIO OCHOA & CIMARRON, “A La Cubana”, Indie (1995) Salsa

VENTURA BROTHERS FEAT. JERRY GONZALES, “Ventura Brothers”, Indie (1993)