VR - 194 Louie Vega presents Luisito Quintero Percussion Madness Part One

Listen: https://youtu.be/0TH1zvSjiuY https://youtu.be/dEiQ0J0TDMA https://youtu.be/8icvTkWJ9PY https://youtu.be/TAhHH_qul3w Grammy award winner & multi grammy nominated Luisito Quintero grew up with the Latin American and African tradition of percussion. His father is just as much a percussionist as his uncle Carlos Nene Quintero and his cousin Roberto Quintero . He became a member of the Orquesta Simfonica de Venezuela , but soon appeared with ensembles such as Grupo Guaco and El Trabuco Venezolano and toured with Oscar D'León . He then moved to New York, where he initially worked with Latin jazz musicians such as Willie Colón , Eddie Palmieri , Tito Puente and Celia Cruz . He then turned to the fusion of jazz, funk, salsa and African music and performed with George Benson , Herbie Hancock , Ravi Coltrane and Toshiko Akiyoshi , but also with pop musicians such as Gloria Estefan and Marc Anthony. His First album “Percussion Maddness” was produced by Louie Vega & LQ and was rele