Pedro Vargas Oliva

Contact Information

Phone:      (206) 697-7063 
Email:        percuba2@gmail.com
Website:    www.pedritovargas.com  or www.myspace.com/grupoashe

Instruments

Percussion, including: bongo, congas, timbales, latin hand percussion, and drum set

Experience

Seattle 
Pedrito Vargas y su Grupo Ashé, musical director and drum set
Cambalache, timbales, congas, bongo
Charanga Danzon, timbales
Jeff Busch Combo, congas
Jovino Santos Neto, congas
Latin Expression, congas
Orchestra Zarabanda, timbales, congas, bongo
Sonando, drum set
Supersones, set
The Alma Villegas Latin Band, timbales
Tumbao, congas
Wes Dyring's Classic Latin Music Ensemble, congas and timbales

Cuba
Barbarito Torres y su Piquete Cubano, percussion set
Compay Segundo, percussion set
Los Van Van, hand percussion
Raul Paz, percussion set
Escuela Nationale de Artes, percussion

Live Performances

Barbarito Torres, Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, and Sierra Maestra:
Havana, Teatro Nationale - June 2002

Barbarito Torres y su Piquete Cubano - various tours, including:
Rome, Italy, Fall Festival – September 2001
Osaka, Japan, Blue Note – August 2001
Vancouver, Orpheum Theater – June 2001
New York, Beacon Theater - October 2000
Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl - October 2000 
Central and South America (various cities) September 2000-November 2000 
Seattle, Jazz Alley - July 2000
Seattle, King Dome Millennium Celebration - December 1999
Chicago, Blue Note - June 1999
Seville, Spain, Summer Festival – 1999

Los Van Van - United States Tour 1999, including:
Monterey, Monterey Jazz Festival - September 1999
Santa Crusz, Palookaville - September 1999
Minneapolis, First Avenue - September 1999
Chicago, House of Blues - September 1999 
New York City, Grand Theater - October 1999 

Discography

Recuerdos de mi Habana, Pedrito Vargas y su grupo ashé, 2008
Tradicuba (self titled), 2005
Barbarito Torres (self titled), Havana Caliente, 2003, grammy nomination 2004
Havana Café, Barbarito Torres, Atlantic, 1999
Cuba Libre, Raul Paz, Rue Bleue, 1999




All rights reserved (2008).
All rights reserved (2008)