Percussion with Reinaldo A.

Reinaldo Araujo is a Venezuelan native percussionist residing in Houston, TX since 1998. He began playing percussion at the age of 8 and at age 15, began his professional career performing with various jazz and salsa artists throughout the Houston area. While in college, he continued his music studies by taking courses to compliment his natural talents. He participated in college jazz ensembles playing drums and percussion. Reinaldo has worked together with musicians all around the state of Texas recording and performing at live shows, concerts, and festivals throughout the country. Along with local bands, he has performed on-stage with some of the greatest artists from all over Latin America. Salsa artists like Andy Montañez, Tony Vega, Tito Rojas, Jose Alberto “El Canario,” Jerry Rivera, and Tito Nieves to name a few. Others include the late Tito Gomez, Issac Delgado, NG2, Roberto Roena and more. As part of tours, he has performed overseas in countries like Japan, South Korea, and Iraq entertaining the U.S. troops stationed in numerous bases. Other U.S.-based tours include the Latin Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican artist Elvis Crespo and “El Caballero de la Salsa” Gilberto Santa Rosa. Reinaldo has been part of salsa singer Edgar Daniel’s 2010 production “A Lo Picasso” in which he recorded all percussion for 3 tracks. Recently he has released his first album as musical director and producer of his salsa project called “Bamuaya.” The production released in April of 2016 and features him on percussion and vocals.