Humberto "Nengue" Hernandez

<>INSTRUMENTS PLAYED:

<>Vocals, bongos, congas, timbales, shekere, African Bata drums, as well as all associated minor percussion instruments.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

<>1995 - present<>:

Lead Vocalist & Percussionist; Recorded "H2O" with Franciso Aguabella
Percussion; Recording with Ricardo Lemvo y su Maquina Loca; (self titled CD)
Percussionist: with Johnny Polanco; Conjunto Amistad (1997)
Lead Vocals; Recorded "Rico Mosabique" with Ricardo Estrada
Percussionist; Recording with Greg Philingaines (Vibe);"Backwards In Time"
Percussionist; Recording for Alfred Rubalcava & Leon Bisquerab, "Latin On The Flipside"
Featured percussionist in music video by Funk Doobiest for their hit song "Papi Chulo"
Invited to sing with Jose Alberto "El Canario,"
Percussion; Opened up for Tito Puente House of Blues, Los Angeles
Percussion; Invited to perform with Irakere, Cuba
Percussion; Invited to perform with Los Muñequitos de Matanzas
Percussion; Invited to perform with Los Van Van during their first LA appearance
Appeared in the Motion Picture Dance With Me starring Cheyanne & Vanessa Williams (to be released June 31, 1998)

1993 - 95:

Percussionist; Live Performances & Television performance (BET Jazz) with Diane Reeves
Percussionist with Charlie Sepulveda
Percussionist with Strunz and Farrah

12/1993

Percussionist; Recorded in New York, latest CD for Ray Martinez (Talking Heads, Black Legacy)

1993

Vocals and percussion with Bill Summers (Quincy Jones, "Roots") for Project Iroko, on tour and recording
Percussionist; Recorded the Grammy Award winning Master Sessions Volume I and the Grammy Award nominated Master Sessions Volume II with Israel "Cachao" Lopez
Percussionist; Live Performances, Television appearance ("Tonight Show w/Jay Leno") with Israel "Cachao" Lopez

11/92

1991-92

Percussionist and vocalist for recording with Big Mountain (Motion Picture Soundtrack "Reality Bites")
Lead vocalist; Motion Picture Soundtrack for "Fires From Within" as well as a cameo performance in the film. (Celia Cruz, Justo Batancourt, & Johnny Pacheco)

1988-91

Recorded and Toured three years world-wide with Mongo Santamaria as vocalist and percussionist
Percussionist; Recorded three albums with Fred Wesley (James Brown)

1981-85

Percussionist for Los Angeles based band Versailles, Recorded self titled album "Versailles"
Featured percussionist in the Motion Picture "Salsa"
Percussionist; Worked with LA's Salsa scene veteran, Johnny Martinez
Percussionist; Azuquita Melao
Lead vocalist; local Los Angeles sensation Salsa83

EARLY 70'S

Vocalist for a Jazz recording with Alan Barnes (Blackbirds) & Rick Lawson (Micheal Jackson, Whitney Houston, & Phil Collins)
Percussionist; Recording with Travis Biggs & worked with Racy Biggs (Was Not Was)
Percussionist, Marcos Belgrave (Ray Charles)
Percussionist; Brooks Jazz Ensemble & Ron English
Featured percussionist in concert at Detroit's Orchestra Hall with the legendary Dizzy Gillespie
Percussionist for Midnight Sky
Percussionist; Toured with the Five Specials and opened up for such artists/groups as:
Heat Wave
Cameo
Anita Bryant
McFadden & Whitehead
The Gap Band
Confunktion
The Jacksons