1972年4月26日、キューバ ハバナ市生まれ。兄弟全てがミュージシャンという環境に育ち、たまたま家にあった古いトランペットと出会い、ギジェルモ・トマス中等音楽学校、アマデオロルダン高等音楽学校のトランペット科へと名門に進んだ。1993年、三男のユムリ（Vo）をリーダーとして、兄弟4人で『ユムリ・イ・スス・エルマーノス』（Yumuri y sus hermanos　直訳：ユムリとその兄弟たち）を結成。21歳の若さでリード・トランペッターとして活躍。デビュー曲「Crocodrid de agua sala」は、10週連続ヒットチャート1位を記録した。その後、97年秋、活動の拠点を日本に移す。NORAやThe Boom、宮沢和史、矢沢永吉、RipSlyme、ゴスペラーズ、Dreams come trueなど日本人ミュージシャンのサポートメンバーとしても活躍中。また、2006年8月、宮沢和史率いる新バンド「Ganga Zumba」にて、エーベックスレーベルよりメジャーデビュー。

Born on April 26, 1972, Luis Valle is originally from Havana in Cuba.
Growing up in a fantastic environment where all of the siblings are talented musicians, Luis Valle came across an old trumpet that happened to be at his home. He studied the trumpet in distinguished schools, at Guillermo Thomas Music School and then at Amadeo Roldan High School. In 1993, Luis and three of his brothers formed their band, “Yumuri y sus hermanos,” which was led by his brother, Yumuri. The band received solid reviews and Luis was a lead trumpeter at the young age of 21. Their debut song, “Crocodrido de agua sala,” broke records by ranking No. 1 in the hit charts for 10 weeks in a row. Later, in the autumn of 1997, Luis moved to Japan and has not stopped causing a sensation on this side of the Pacific, playing alongside celebrated Japanese musicians such as NORA, The Boom, Kazufumi Miyazawa, Eikichi Yazawa, Rip Slyme, The Gospellers, and Dreams Come True. Luis made his major debut through Avex in August 2006 as a member of Kazufumi Miyazawa’s new band, Ganga Zumba.

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