Victor Hugo Salsa
Victor Hugo 'The Salsa Artist'Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Victor Hugo graduated from Universidad Central de Venenzuela with a degree in Performing Arts.
A pioneer of Latin music in Europe, Victor founded and lead a number of high profile bands as well as making several forays into the world of Latin Pop, including Tequila with Island Records and dance hit 'The Latin Thing' with Faze Records, both of which entered the Top 10. Victor's own compositions have been featured in films and advertising and his name has been associated with Bacardi, Signal, Corona, Tequila and El Cuervo amongst others.
As one of the most accomplished and talented Latin musicians in Europe, Victor Hugo has lent his band to, and collaborated with many of the great names of Salsa. This impressive list of Salseros includes: El Canario, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Junior Gonzalez, Luis Felipe Gonzalez, Tito Nieves, Mario Civico, Palmieri, Oscar D'Leon and many more.
Victor, a charismatic and energetic performer, is first choice for international festivals, theatre events and celebrity parties, receiving superlative reviews wherever he goes. With his band, he has performed for many of the rich and famous, throughout the world including several Royal Families. You can also find Victor Hugo lecturing and giving workshops in Colleges and Universities about "Latin American Music History" and the social and political influences of the past and present on Latin American popular music; as his specialist subject to students of Latin American studies as well as other related studies. Today you are likely to find him performing his own compositions on stage anywhere in the world, as he says 'wherever the music takes me'.
Victor is one of the prominent voices of today's salsa, a trend of tropical music that he has humbly helped to define. He looks at his albums as an opportunity to combine his most intimate feelings with the powerful delivery of his voice.
Victor Hugo has a list of recordings which are available world wide on several record labels around the world. See attached discography.
Victor Hugo's Promo Video
