CAMILO AZUQUITA

b. Camilo Luis Argumédez, 1945, Colón, Panama. Azuquita's parents were both singers of Cuban son and Panamanian tamborito (an African-derived music form). At the age of 15 he signed his first professional contract to sing in Peru. Azuquita moved to Puerto Rico in the mid-60s and sang lead vocals on the album Se Pone Bueno/It Gets Better by Roberto Roena and his band Megatones. In 1966 he joined Rafael Cortijo's band. In New York in 1968 he recorded Live It Up with Kako and the descarga (Latin jam session), The Salsa All Stars, with Kako, Charlie Palmieri, Israel ‘Cachao' Lópe...