José Torres (born 19 September 1958,
Havana,
Cuba) is a Cuban-Polish musician and percussionist.
A graduate of the
Karol Lipiński Academy of Music, Torres was a founder of the first Polish salsa orchestra under the name José Torres y Salsa Tropical.[1] From the very beginning of his stay in Poland (except for a period of several years), he has lived in
Wrocław. He has a wife Iza and sons Tomasz (drummer for
Afromental) and Filip.[2] He authored an autobiography: Salsa na wolności (
ISBN8373845941, Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2006).
Performing with young musicians in
Żagań, August 2010
José Torres (born 19 September 1958,
Havana,
Cuba) is a Cuban-Polish musician and percussionist.
A graduate of the
Karol Lipiński Academy of Music, Torres was a founder of the first Polish salsa orchestra under the name José Torres y Salsa Tropical.[1] From the very beginning of his stay in Poland (except for a period of several years), he has lived in
Wrocław. He has a wife Iza and sons Tomasz (drummer for
Afromental) and Filip.[2] He authored an autobiography: Salsa na wolności (
ISBN8373845941, Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2006).
Performing with young musicians in
Żagań, August 2010