Biography
Self-taught, he cut his teeth in a wide range of styles (rock, funk, highlife). After two study trips to Cuba, he specialised in Afro-Cuban music with the Latin jazz band Takaja. In the early 2000s he founded Oscar Latin, which became one of the leading salsa bands in Toulouse at the renowned Puerto Habana club. A percussion teacher at the Dante Agostini school, he took part in the project Alibaba et les 40 batteurs (Odyssud, Halle aux Grains) and also plays with Conga Libre (the arena of the Tempo Latino festival, La grande battle on France 2). With Cuarteto Tafi, he blends Afro-Latin sounds with deep, grounded rhythms.
With Tierradentro, performs in
- On tourFranco-Argentine world music quartet
Cuarteto tafi
Poetic, committed songs in Spanish, Greek bouzouki, flamenco guitar and oud, Afro-Latin percussion. The quartet is touring with El infinito y un amor, its album released in January 2024.
- On tour1 h 15
Des espoirs plein le corps
The journey of a woman's body, from birth to emancipation, through music and dance.
- On tourCreated in 2023
La voix des femmes d'Amérique latine
A repertoire devoted to the voices of Latin American women, with Jean-Luc Amestoy on accordion.
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