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Osvaldo Fattoruso | |
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Born | May 12, 1948 |
Died | July 29, 2012 Montevideo, Uruguay[1] | (aged 64)
Genres | Latin rock, candombe, jazz |
Instrument | Drums |
Formerly of | Los Shakers |
Osvaldo Fattoruso (12 May 1948 – 29 July 2012) was a Uruguayan musician.[2]
He introduced rock in Latin America with his band Los Shakers, and created a fusion between jazz, rock and African rhythms.[3]
Fattoruso died on July 29, 2012 at the age of 64 and is buried at the Cementerio del Norte, Montevideo.[4]
He was the brother of Hugo Fattoruso and Sylvia Veronica Fattoruso.