AGUA! Gumbi Ortiz Short-Sleeve Unisex T-Shirt

"AAAAAGUA!" You can hear him say when he is Jamin out. Although he started playing the sax when he was a child, to honor his sax-playing father, Ortiz preferred percussion instruments. In 1986, Di Meola found Ortiz jamming at a club in St. Petersburg, Florida. Ortiz settled there, began working with Cuban acts in and around Miami, and became a regular member of World Renowned Di Meola's band. Gumbi Ortiz is known around the world for his exciting conga performance and his knowledge of rhythm and percussion. For the last 24 years Gumbi has been an integral part of superstar guitarist Al Di Meola’s band, he’s also a teacher, a session player and leader of Florida based “The Latino Projekt”. During the last 10 years, The Latino Projekt have grown from a revolving base of young musicians who’ve learned from and played with Gumbi, into a full blown band who record and perform hardcore timba and real Cuban salsa music. The band has released two successful albums, La Cura (2000) and Soy