Orlando Poleo - Bio & Discography


	Orlando was born in Caracas, Venezuela where he began his musical training with the well-known teacher Julio Mendez. He soon attracted attention and became one of the best and most demanded Venezuelan percussionists. He then studied Afro-Venezuelan percussion with teacher Miguel Urbina and later recorded and went on to accompany many famous national and international artists. He also taught in various percussion schools in Venezuela. In 1991 Orlando is invited to work in Paris where he finds lots of professional opportunities consequently he then
spent his time between Caracas and Paris. He makes his talents available to the best Latin artists of the Paris scene and to the Latin and jazz great names touring in France. In 1995 he records his first album “Cimarroneando” in Caracas which he co-writes and co-arranges with the Cuban Orlando Maraca Valle (ex Irakere flautist). Back in Paris, Orlando starts playing in all the famous Paris jazz clubs using 8 musicians among the best artists of the Paris Latin music scene. He names this group “CHAWORO” In 1997, back in Caracas to record his second album "EL BUEN CAMINO". The album is released in France in February 98. Orlando tours intensively in France with his group "CHAWORO" The end of 2001 is busy with the recording between Paris and Caracas of the third album "LO BUENO DE LA VIDA"

Appears On*

1982	Adrenalina Caribe	Pico y Pala	(Percussion)
1983	Clarox	Zona Peligrosa	(Percussion)
1984	El Trabuco Venezolano	La Flor y Nata	(Congas)
1985	Adrenalina Caribe	Adrenalina Caribe	(Percussion)
1987	Adrenalina Caribe	Evio DiMarzo Adrenalina Caribe	(Percussion)
1987	Guaco	Maduro	(Percussion)
1987	Malembe	Las Del Canto	(Percussion)
1988	Cecilia Todd	A Tu Regreso	(Percussion)
1988	Elisa Rego	Elisa Rego	(Percussion)
1989	Sergio Pérez	Mueve Un Pie	(Percussion)
1991	Sergio Pérez	Sergio En Uno	(Percussion)
1994	Alberto Naranjo	Retrospectiva Vol.1	(Congas)
1995	Alberto Naranjo	Retrospectiva Vol.2	(Congas)
1996	Gerardo Rosales	Venezuela Sonora	(Congas)
2002	Pablo Gil	Major Delights	(Percussion)
2004	Saxomania	Marejada Feliz	(Percussion)
2011	Xavier Padilla	Tools For Tales	(Congas)

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*This list is based on Venezuelan Discography only.