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Lou Perez

fl, voc, CU
Musician / Composer / Arranger / Producer of Latin
A.k.a. Lou Pérez

Latin bandleader, flutist, guitarist, composer, producer and arranger. Born in New York City of Cuban and Puerto Rican parentage. He was one of the first few bandleaders to emerge in the 1960s leading a "Charanga" whose sound had become the musical preference for New York dancers, replacing the Mambo and Cha-Cha-Cha with the Pachanga. Lou's composition "De Todo un Poco" was featured in the 1987 cult film classic "Dirty Dancing". Lou died from injuries sustained in a car accident in New York City on May 27th, 2005. Seventy seven years old at the time of his death.

     
Instruments
  • Flute
  • Vocals
  • Piano
  • Trumpet
  • Percussion
Genres
  • Latin
  • Jazz
  • R&B/Soul
Plays With
Lou Perez And His Orchestra
Lou Perez Y Su Charanga
Lou Perez Y Su Orquesta
Los Kenya
Lou Perez Y Su Conjunto Tipico
Popular Tracks   
Descarga Potpourri No. 2 on Bon Bon De Chocolate! by Lou Perez
Bon Bon De Chocolate on Bon Bon De Chocolate! by Lou Perez
Pachangueando Mi Son on Bon Bon De Chocolate! by Lou Perez
Descarga Oriental on Para La Fiesta Voy by Lou Perez
De Todo Un Poco on De Todo Un Poco by Lou Perez
Descarga Popurrí No. 1 on Compilación Salsa, Vol. 7 by Various Artists
Afro Hustle on De Todo Un Poco by Lou Perez
Descarga Potpourri on Para La Fiesta Voy by Lou Perez
Descarga Poupurrit #2 on Pachanguerisimo, Vol. 5 by Various Artists
Asi Se Baila Mi Son on Bon Bon De Chocolate! by Lou Perez

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
GuantanameraLou Perez2013Single
Live ! Au Palladium, New York En Vivo ! En Public !Lou Perez1979Album
Tumba, Bongos Y ClavesLou Perez1977Single
Salsa DiscotecaJoey Pastrana / Lou Perez1977Compil.
De Todo Un Poco (A Little Bit Of Everything)Lou Perez1977Album
Our History / Nuestra HerenciaLou Perez1976Single
Para la Fiesta VoyLou Perez1976Album
Our Heritage - Nuestra HerenciaLou Perez1976Album
Yo Soy El SonLou Perez1976Single
BarrioLou Perez1972Album
And His New York , N.Y. SoundLou Perez1971Album
Our History / Nuestra HerenciaLou PerezAlbum
Mama, Mama (mama) /La Vida Tienes Sua CosasLou PerezSingle
Fryin' Pan ManLou PerezSingle
Ritmo Melon / GuantanamoLou PerezSingle
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Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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