Alberto Naranjo

Alberto Naranjo
Alberto Naranjo
Background information
Birth name	Jorge Alberto Naranjo del Pino
Born	September 14, 1941; Caracas, Venezuela
Origin	Venezuelan
Died	January 27, 2020 (aged 78); Caracas
Genres	Jazz, Latin genres
Occupation(s)	Arranger, composer, music director
Instruments	Drum kit, percussion, timbales
Years active	1959–present
Labels	Integra, Roberto Obeso & Federico Pacanins
Associated acts	Ray Barretto; Jeff Berlin; Celia Cruz; Simón Díaz; Oscar D'León; El Trabuco Venezolano; Lucho Gatica; Dusko Gojkovic; Engelbert Humperdinck; Irakere; Tom Jones; Orquesta Los Melódicos; Tito Puente; Tito Rodríguez; Aldemaro Romero; Arturo Sandoval; Bobby Shew; Pedro Vargas

Alberto Naranjo [nah-rahn'-ho] (September 14, 1941 – January 27, 2020)^[1] was a Venezuelan jazz musician and composer. In 1992, he was nominated for a Grammy Award.

Naranjo made arrangements for the groups Conexion Latina, Guaco and Mango; pop-artists like Ilan Chester, Simón Díaz, Oscar D'León, Ricardo Montaner, María Rivas, Aldemaro Romero and Adalberto Santiago

Discography

References

↑ Navarro, Karen (27 January 2020). "Muere el músico y compositor Alberto Naranjo" [Musician and composer Alberto Naranjo dies]. YVKE Mundial Radio (in español). Archived from the original (html) on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[Navarro.2C_YVKE.2C_2020-1] Navarro, Karen (27 January 2020). "Muere el músico y compositor Alberto Naranjo" [Musician and composer Alberto Naranjo dies]. YVKE Mundial Radio (in español). Archived from the original (html) on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

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