ABOUT THE ARTIST
Two-time Grammy winner, Gamalier Reyes known as Gamirey is no stranger to the Latin music industry. Gamalier has played with music giants Gilberto Santa Rosa, Victor Manuel, Tito Nieves, Tito Allen, Adalberto Santiago, Eddie Santiago, Miles Peña, Andy Montañez, Rey Ruiz, Ismael Miranda, Cheo Feliciano, Ismael Rivera Jr., and Tommy Olivencia. Since 2003, he’s been working alongside Tito Puente Jr. as his percussionist.
BACKGROUND
Born in the beautiful island of Puerto Rico to a family of musicians, where Gamirey’s love of music began. He was raised in the city of Rio Piedras to parents Maria Diaz and Samuel Reyes. At the age of 5 he discovered the bongos and by the age of 11 he had his first set of timbales (kettledrums). His first opportunity to play with a professional salsa band was at the ripe age of 12 years old, this is where he was trained by professional percussionists Eddie "Bongo" Torres & Richie Rivera. When he was 16, Latin percussion artist Charlie Santiago referred Gamirey to Lefty Perez. For 10 years he played bongos for Perez and lead the band for 2 years as the timbale player.
DISCOGRAPHY
Following his passion for music, in 2010, he begins to work with salsa legends Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz. This fueled Gamirey’s career and several years later he co-produced, recorded, and engineered three albums such as Romantico, Salsa Sin Limites, and Salsa Factory Bunch for Bobby Cruz. In 2020, Tito Puente Jr. invited Gamirey to be part of a tribute album to his father the late Tito Puente called “El Rey del Timbale”. Not only did Gamalier play the congas and bongos, he was also the mixing and mastering engineer in the album. Now in 2021, Gamirey is releasing his new production “Endless”, the music produced by himself and Luis S. Prieto Jr “Luisam”, and executive produced by David Cabrera with Cabrera Marketing Group. This album is a tribute to the famed Lionel Richie, infused with the rhythms and sounds of salsa music. Some of the featured artist on the album include Kevin Ceballo, Jerry Montañez, Adrianna Foster, Lucy Grau, Carlos Oliva, Lefty Peréz, Mario Bentti, Tito Puente Jr, and many more.
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