Orestes Vilató

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Orestes Vilató (Born 4 May 1944 in Camagüey, Cuba) is a timbalero/bongosero. He went to New York City at the age of 12, after his father was recruited to be in charge of international flights inaugurated by Cubana de Aviación (Havana-New York and Havana-Chicago). He was for many years a member of Ray Barretto's band and, later on, leader of Los Kimbos. Vilató also worked with Carlos Santana, for whom he also played the flute and sang backing, as well as with Israel "Cachao" López.

External links

Official Website

Persondata
Name	Vilato, Orestes
Alternative names
Short description	American entertainer
Date of birth	4 May 1944
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.