Luisito Ayala

Lead vocalist and percussionist LUISITO AYALA splashed onto the Latin music scene at the age of 18 when he headed to Panama from his native Puerto Rico with one of his mentors, Roberto Roena, and His Apollo Sound.  He hit the ground running and never looked back, traveling the world with such legends as Rafael Cortijo y su Combo, Tito Puente Orchestra, Machito Orchestra, Joe Cuba, Larry Harlow, The Lebron Brothers, Eddie Palmieri, Carlos "Patato" Valdez, Kako, Bobby Valentin, Santiago Ceron, Ralphi Santi, Ray Santos Orchestra, Orquesta Yambo, Orquesta Tambo, Borincuba, and Johnny Lopez El Bravo.  He is a regular in New York clubs with Cruz Control, Grupo Caribe, Peter Theodore Orchestra, The Boys Harbor Conservatory of Music Orchestra, Hank Lane Orchestra, Direct Latin Influence and his own orchestra.   Luisito also performs bomba y plena, the folkloric music of Puerto Rico, with various groups including the Familia Cepeda and Carambu.

. . . in Central Park

Luisito Luisito Ayala at the Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night Swing withDirect Latin Influence

. . . with the Big Three Paladium Orchestra

. . . at the Blue Note, New York City