Picadillo

Picadillo is a musical project created in Madrid, Spain in 2010 by composer and producer Hector Aguero Lauten, It was born as an open collaboration project that involves musicians of diverse origins. It's music seasoned with different styles such as funk, soul, salsa, manouche, but with a strong Cuban root that gives it a distinctive sound. The first album, Las cosas de la vida, emerges as a sound laboratory work trying to unite two geographical points with a strong musical load, Cuba and New Orleans, inspired by the work of Natalio Galan Cuban musicologist, this first album was recorded in Madrid, in Hector Aguero's studios (Doremix records) and mixed in Havana. Later, the band is created to play these songs. Picadillo has performed in venues throughout the world, Italy, Canada, Cuba, USA and Spain. Picadillo's first two albums have the talent of Sol Ruiz and Rey Rodríguez as lead singers until 2018. Today the band is still active preparing a new album that will be released in mid-2022, this new release has the collaboration of musicians such as -José Luis González (trumpet) and an active member of the project since its inception.