Raíces de América or Roots of America

Willy Verdaguer

Willy Verdaguer Willy Verdaguer, argentinian, eletric  bass player and maestro, arrived in Brazil in 1967 with the band "Beat Boys", took part of the Record TV Festivals, where he played with Caetano Veloso (Alegria Alegria); Gilberto Gil (Questão tde Ordem); and Gal Costa (Divino Maravilhoso). He worked  as na eletric bass player, arranjandor and musical director of the two earlier records of the "Secos & Molhados".

He worked as both a studio, and a live  musician with a lot of other famous musicians, such as Walter Franco and Guilherme  Arantes. Created the band "Humahuaca" in the seventies, and composed  the opera "Pulomelo – A criação do Mundo" with David Kullock. In the nineties he took part of the recordings of the Humahuaca CD, and, in 2004, the CD Willy Verdaguer - Informal.

In 1979, together with Tony Osanah, Enrique Bergen and Oscar Segovia, created the band "Raíces de América".

Willy Verdaguer

Instruments: electric bass, guitar, electric guitar, charango, zampoņa, bombo leguero, vocals, musical direction and arranges.

contact: willyverdaguer@raicesdeamerica.com

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