Omar Sosa

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Omar Sosa
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Omar Sosa in concert
Background information
Born (1965-04-10) April 10, 1965 (age 59)
Camagüey, Cuba
Genres Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Piano, Rhodes piano, marimba
Years active1995–present
Website omarsosa.com

Omar Sosa (born April 10, 1965) is a jazz pianist from Cuba. [1]

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Biography

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]

Discography

[2] [6]

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