Osvaldo Hernandez

BIOGRAPHY

Percussions, violin, mandolin, flutes

Born in IXMIQUILPAN-HIDALGO (Mexico) on January 17, 1964, he has been a percussionist for 20 years. He started with Latin American rhythms and then with Afro-Cuban. Based in Brussels, he plays and records with many groups (National Ballet of Mexico, Deep Forest, Carlos Dias, Rosa Brandão…). He is the most sought-after percussionist in Brussels for Latin American sounds.

He has studied traditional music from different parts of Latin America, Africa and Europe as well as different Indian, African and Latin American percussion techniques during his many travels, from which he has brought back an impressive collection of instruments and recordings. He studied Mexican traditional music in particular during a long three-year journey. He was advisor to the Musée instrumental de Bruxelles for the Latin American section.