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Yayo Morales

DRUMMER COMPOSER ARRANGER

About Me

(English)

Yayo Morales is one of the most versatile and experienced drummers in Madrid ,Spain. He is also a percussionist, composer, and arranger. His extensive career began in La Paz Bolivia, where he is originally from, around 1980. Since then, he has been recording and performing with different artists and bands with a wide range of musical styles: Jazz, Flamenco, Pop, Latin, Reggae, Rock, etc. Yayo has proven to be a great composer, in his first CD, Los Andes Jazz Project, we can appreciate his abilities as a musician, performer, composer and arranger.

Yayo has performed with many great musicians and bands such as: La Calle Caliente , Jerry Gonzalez, La Barberia del Sur, Rita Marley, Jorge Pardo, Carles Benavent, Dieguito "El Cigala", Juan Munguia, Tomatito, etc.

(Spanish)

Yayo Morales es uno de los bateristas mas versatiles y experimentados residentes en Madrid (España) asi como percusionista, compositor y arreglista. Su dilatada carrera se inicia en La Paz (Bolivia) ,su Pais de origen aproximadamente en 1980. Desde entonces ha trabajado en sesiones de grabacion y actuaciones en vivo con artistas y grupos muy variados y dentro de una amplia gama de estilos musicales. (Jazz, Flamenco, Pop, Latin, Reggae , Rock ,etc). Asi mismo ,Yayo se perfila como un gran compositor y nos hace entrega de su primer CD Los Andes Jazz Project en el que podemos apreciar su calidad como musico, interprete, compositor y arreglista.

Yayo ha tocado con musicos y bandas de la talla de: La Calle Caliente , Jerry Gonzalez, La Barberia del Sur, Rita Marley, Jorge Pardo, Carles Benavent, Dieguito "El Cigala", Juan Munguia, Tomatito, etc.

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Member Since: 3/15/2007
Band Website: yayomorales.com
Band Members: Jerry Gonzalez: Trumpet - Bob Sands: T.Sax, S.Sax & Flute - Manuel Machado: Trumpet - "Caramelo" Masso: Piano - German Kucich: Piano & Keyboards - Miguel Blanco: Bass - Norman Hogue: Trombone - Ovidio Lopez: Electric & Acoustic Guitar - Juan San Martin: Bass - Jose Manuel Illera: Guitar - Peter Oteo: Bass - Martin Garcia: Bass - Jaime Muela: Flute - Txuma Segura: Guitar - Andres Bedo: Piano - Patxi Urchegui: Trumpet - Cherryl Walters: Trombone - Bobby Martinez: A.Sax & Flute - Gustavo Gregorio: Bass

Yayo Morales Jazz Quartet (Teatro Municipal / La Paz-Bolivia / Sep. 2007).
Influences: Wanna hear more songs recorded by Yayo?/ / Quieres oir mas temas grabados por Yayo?
Turn Off MySpace Player and click on any of the 7 songs on the iPod!!
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Sounds Like:
(English)

The Andes Jazz Project is a different Latin Jazz music proposal. It's based on rhythms and styles of Afro-Bolivian music and folkloric music from The Andes in general. It's a mixture of sounds with a big Jazz influence and traditional Bolivian rhythms like Afro-Saya, Saya Caporal, Tundiqui, Tuntuna, Huayño, Bailecito , Waca Waca, etc.

(Spanish)

Los Andes Jazz Project es una propuesta distinta a todo tipo de Jazz Latino que incorpora ritmos y estilos de la musica Afro-Boliviana, asi como de la musica folklorica andina en general . Es una mezcla de sonoridades con un sentido Jazzístico y ritmos tradicionales bolivianos y andinos como son la Afro-Saya, la Saya Caporal, el Tundiqui, la Tuntuna, el Huayño, el Bailecito ,el Waca Waca, etc.


Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None