Gilberto Moreaux was born in Havana, Cuba in 1967. He began playing drums at the early age of 8 years old, following in the footsteps of his father, Leon Gilberto Moreaux (Manteca), a prominent cuban musician who besides being a singer also played guitar and the "tres"(a small guitar with 3 pairs of strings). He was responsible for getting Gilberto Jr. involved in music.
When Gilberto Moreaux was 12 years old he began his studies at the Manuel Saumell Elementary School, and then studied at the Amadeo Roldan music school.
Gilberto, or "Gilbertónn," has performed as a drummer/timbaleros with nearly every major group in Cuba in virtually every musical genre: from straight ahead jazz to traditional Cuban styles; from funk to rock, to Latin fusion. He is best known internationally for the "funk-in-clave" style of Afro-Cuban 'Salsa' known as Timba.
He has been a featured member of many of Cuba's most popular groups, including Atempo, Medico de la Salsa, Bamboleo, The Power Generation, Charanga Habanera, and Charanga Forever.
Gilbertónn is now living in Vancouver, quickly making a name for himself locally. One of the groups he plays with regularly is the great Cuban band D'Talle, as well as La Candela, Zapato Negro, Edgar Muenala, Alpha Yaya Diallo, Henri Brown. Cameron hood trio.
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