Osvaldo Fattoruso (12 May 1948 - 29 July 2012) was a

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

an musician. He introduced rock in Latin America and created a fusion between jazz, rock and African rhythms. He died on 29 July 2012, and is buried at the

Cementerio del Norte, Montevideo Cementerio del Norte is the largest cemetery in Montevideo, Uruguay, and also the largest green park area of the city. It is located in the ''barrio'' of Casavalle in the northern-central part of the city, about 7 kilometres from the centre. T ...

. He was the brother of

Hugo Fattoruso Hugo Fattoruso was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1943. Fattoruso is a composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and vocalisAs well as developing a career as a soloist, he has participated and performed in many different genres: Trio Fattoruso ...

and Sylvia Veronica Fattoruso.

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