At the age of 24, recording artist Olvido Ruiz Castellanos from Havana, Cuba can already look back on an eventful musical career. Her debut on Cuban television at the tender age of 5 was accompanied by her mother, the famous Cuban diva Jaqueline Castellanos, "La Dama del son".At the Paulita Conception National Academy of Arts and Music her structured musical training began when she reached 8 years old.  Focus was given to voice, violin, piano, and choir direction. Afterwards, she continued at Amadeo Roldan Conservatory in Havana.Olvido began her career as a lead singer at 16, as the youngest member of the world famous female band AZUCAR.  The group performed at Cuban national and international Salsa festivals, touring through Brazil, Mexico, The Bahamas, and Martinique. Their successes grew and culminated in winning the "Cuba's Most Beloved Band" prize on Cuban national television.After Azucar, Olvido recorded various albums under the direction of Maestro Joaquin Betacourt, Jaqueline Castellanos and others in the studios of the Cuban record company, EGREM, together with the band OPUS 13.Her musical career continued after moving to Barcelona. Together with her mother, she founded the traditional Cuban music project, DJ LATINO. With this ensemble came numerous concerts and festivals throughout Europe. During this time period, Olvido had the opportunity to perform with the legendary Celina Cruz and the Afro Cuban All Stars as well as in the Tempo Latino International Music Festival.Collaboration with JAM PRODUCTIONS brought her to Germany and their work with the Latin Hip-Hop project DE LA LUZ recording "CHAN CHAN", originally by Buena Vista Social Club with which they acquired a record deal with Sony Music. Performing as a soloist with well known Cuban bands such as CHARANGA , HABANERA, ORQUESTA REVÃ% and AZUCAR NEGRA added more than another 180 performances throughout Europe to her résumé. Because of her vocal versatility, Olvido Ruiz accumulated countless experiences in other genres of music as distinct as Pop, Soul, Rock, and Hip Hop performing with bands such as THE WEATHER GIRLS and SONIC BAND.This led to a successful entrance in the Latin Jazz scene working together with the likes of Lukmil Perez (Havanna Ensemble, El Indio Irakere), Felipe Cabrera (Gonzalo Rubalcaba) and Sebastian Schunke. Olvido embarked on a tour of China with Sabastian Schunke entitled "SABASTIAN SCHUNKE MEETS OLVIDO RUIZ" sponsored by the consulate general of Hong Kong and Lufthansa. The tour began Guangzhou's.Xinghai Concert Hall and Blue Note Jazz Bar, continuing to the True Colors Jazz Bar of Shenzhen, the Foreign Correspondence Club in Hong Kong, as well as the Five in the Bund Jazz Club and JZ Jazz club in Shanghai.Currently, as Olvido continues to drive the project with Sabastian Schunke, she is working on another JAM PRODUCTIONS project with singer EDISNEY billed as CORAL NEGRO. She is treasured as a live singer in concert and on tour with bands such as LATIN LOVE AFFAIRS, SALSAMIA, SANGRE NUEVA, and SONIC BAND.Mesmerizing countless audiences with her unique stage presence and charisma, Olvido is not only a passionate singer with a superior voice, but a complete and versatile musician. Her intuition for the most distinct of musical styles makes it possible for her to participate in various projects, whether classic salsa, jazz, pop, rock, dance or Latin jazz.  Olivido Ruiz has no prejudices and is open to any musical experiment.HIER ADRI IS THE CO-PRODUCER OF ALI LIONNET WHEN HIS GRANDMA YAQUELINE CASTELLANOS MAKE A RECORDING ;-)....I'M SO PROUD OF HIM!!!
SEBASTIAN MÖTZ, EDY PORTALES AND OLVIDO WORKING IN THE HOME STUDIO / KÖLN
