SCJF Cuba: Gino Castillo

Gino Castillo is an Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist, singer and leader of the lowcountry band Gino Castillo Quartet.Their high energy performance brings dancers and non-dancers to their feet. Castillo began playing drums when he was five-years-old and later enrolled in a music conservatories in Havana. After discovering a passion for Cuban Jazz, Castillo dropped the drums for congas and eventually studied under the legendary Oscarito Váldes of the band Irakere. Castillo collaborated and recorded with many international artists before moving to New York for several years to make it as a solo artist.
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Great job! Great festival.. thanks to all involved that helped bring it to us!