Eguie Castrillo is a Grammy Award winner (Arturo Sandoval’s Latin Jazz 1998 Record of the Year) and an engaging showman who performs year-round with his salsa band in concerts, festivals and clubs all around the United States. A world-renown musician, Eguie has performed and recorded with prominent music figures such as Tito Puente, Jennifer Lopez, Donna Summer, Paquito D’ Rivera, Arturo Sandoval, Gloria Estafan, among many others.
With infectious rhythms and electrifying performances, Eguie has performed on major stages around the world. In 2013, Eguie was featured (and sold out) at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City, along with some of the greatest artists in Latin Music, as part of Carnegie Hall’s Family Concert Series. On this occasion, he presented the show called “Mambo Mania”, where Eguie honored the music of the Mambo Kings (Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez and Machito), showcasing the history of Mambo music with visuals and professional dancers that electrified the stage with their moves. The great Salsa singer Gilberto Santa Rosa was featured for this occasion. Eguie has also participated in various soundtracks for films such as Random Hearts and The Perez Family, alongside Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval.
Eguie has two productions to his name, Palladium Tradition (2006), which has been described by music critics as A “MUST HAVE” in any big band’s music collection, and his new project titled Muévete y Báilalo, which is becoming a favorite of salseros around the world.
A prominent percussion professor at Berklee College of Music, Eguie also leads workshops and clinics on Latin and Afro-Caribbean percussion at colleges and universities across the US, Europe, Latin America and Asia. He is endorsed by some of the most important musical instruments companies: Zildjian, Remo, Vic Firth, and Carbono Artisan.