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Background
Osvaldo
was born in Chile and spent most of his adult life in San Juan, Puerto
Rico. He is the son of renown singer, “El
Indio Araucano”, who enjoyed tremendous success in South and Central
America and resides in New York. (His
dad is being honoured in New Jersey
for
his contributions to Cuban music on June 3; a tribute to Celia Cruz will
be held at her park in Union City, New Jersey.)
As a teenager in Chile, Osvaldo
recorded for Odeon, where he mostly performed Rock and Twist. He
moved to Puerto Rico as a young man, where music became a hobby.
Since moving to Vancouver in 1995, music became his full
time employment again.
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 Osvaldo’s Music Style
0svaldo is a talented vocalist who
sings in Spanish while playing a Godin midi synthesizer guitar. You will find the best mix of
Latin music, smooth jazz, Latin Jazz, soft rock,
eclectic and world beat in his shows.
Osvaldo performs
mostly in restaurants, lounges and private parties. His audiences
greatly appreciate his warm baritone voice as well as his musical
versatility; he can perform everything from a Tango to a Bolero, Salsa,
Merengue, Cumbia, Flamenco, and Smooth Jazz, and all the ballroom dance
rhythms including ChaCha, Samba, Waltz, Rumba and Bolero, Fox Trot, Paso
Doble, and Swing. Osvaldo can please a quiet dine ’n' dance lounge type
setting, or get a crowd moving on the dance floor.
His act can either be solo, or duo
and/or trio. He can add a percussionist &/or a saxophone player to the
gig. The single act is ideal when you have very limited space, or for a
smaller crowd and budget.
The duo
is ideal for mid-sized venues, private parties, weddings, etc. The
trio is fabulous for larger parties/venues. 
Osvaldo
is pictured with Victor Bongat, Sax
(left), and Rolo Presa, percussion (below).
Osvaldo's
newest partner is a saxophone player, Jorge Manzano, is also
from Chile. As a very young man, he formed part
of numerous bands and ensembles. At the age of 24 Jorge moved to Vancouver to follow his dream and since
then he has being playing all around BC. Whether he is playing contemporary or straight-ahead jazz, Jorge stands
in a class all by himself. He is known for his unique round sound which is
percussive yet soulful. He has the ability to surprise the audience with
something out of the ordinary. Jorge gives his audience what they come for -
a great show . In the picture below Osvaldo and George (Jorge)
are performing for an engagement party in Surrey In May, 2010
Here
are a couple of brief clips of their sound together playing "The
Chicken", as performed by Kenny G.
Click on the link below and
open in a new window: (You may need to download the free Quick Time
Player; here is the web site you can get it from.)
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
Sonny Thind/Shevonne Hothi Engagement
Engagement Party 2 -Os Jazz Guitar solo
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Sound Samples
The song which is playing when you
enter the web site is "Juguete",
one of the fun Salsas on his CD. If you open the page called
"Osvaldo's Shows, you will hear Julio Iglesia's version of "Begin the Beguine".
"Acariciame" is playing in the background of
the Contacts page.
Obtain a free
download of some of these MP3's by clicking on
CD Release and selecting the song.
Gabriel Mark Hasselback was
an inspiration to him in his early years in Vancouver and encouraged him
to record his first CD, Tropical Temptation.
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