Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos
| Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jesús Ramos |
| Born | 1951 |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, musical director |
| Instruments | Trombone |
| Labels | World Circuit |
| Associated acts | Buena Vista Social Club, Afro-Cuban All Stars, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, Omara Portuondo |
Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos (b. 1951) is a Cuban trombonist and musical director. He has been a member of various ensembles, including Estrellas de Areito, Buena Vista Social Club and Afro-Cuban All Stars.
Ramos was born in 1951 in Pinar del Río where he began his musical studies in the National School of Arts. He started playing the trombone in local groups until 1979 when he moved to Havana and began playing with the great female quartet Los D’Aida. That same year he took part in the Estrellas de Areito recordings. Aguaje has played on the World Circuit recordings of the Buena Vista Social Club and Afro-Cuban All Stars, and the solo albums of Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González and Omara Portuondo. He was Rubén González’s musical director and he has been touring extensively since 1997 with the various Buena Vista Social Club projects. Aguaje released his own solo album for World Circuit in 2006.