Hugo Fattoruso

Hugo Fattoruso
Hugo Fattoruso in 1965
Background information
Born (1943-06-29) 29 June 1943
Montevideo, Uruguay
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • bandleader
  • composer
Instruments
Years active1952–present

Hugo Fattoruso (born 29 June 1943) is a Uruguayan composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. As well as developing a career as a soloist, he has participated and performed in many different genres: Trío Fattoruso (with his son Francisco and his brother Osvaldo), Hot Blowers, Los Shakers, Opa, Eduardo Mateo, etc. He has collaborated also with such renowned artists as : Airto Moreira, Abraham Laboriel, Manolo Badrena, Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, Ruben Rada, Djavan, etc.