Omar Sosa | |
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 Omar Sosa in concert | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 10, 1965 Camagüey, Cuba |
| Genres | Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, Rhodes piano, marimba |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Website | omarsosa |
Omar Sosa (born April 10, 1965) is a jazz pianist from Cuba. [1]
A native of Camagüey, Cuba, Sosa studied percussion at the Escuela Nacional de Musica and Instituto Superior de Arte. [2] In the 1980s he started the band Tributo, recording albums and touring with the band. [2] He worked with Cuban vocalist Xiomara Laugart and several Latin jazz bands. [2] In the 1990s he moved from Cuba to Quito, Ecuador; to Palma de Mallorca, Spain; to the San Francisco Bay area, in California, United States; and finally settled in Barcelona, Spain. [3] [1]
While in California, Sosa released his first few albums under his own name. [2] He had received Grammy Award nominations for four of his albums, three in the Latin Jazz category, as of 2020. [2] [4] In January 2011, Sosa and the NDR Bigband[de] (North German Radio Bigband) won the 10th Independent Music Awards (IMAs) in the Jazz Album category for Ceremony. [5] He has also collaborated with Paolo Fresu, Seckou Keita, Adam Rudolph, and many other musicians. [2]
Sosa has released most of his recordings on his own Otá label. [6]
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