Edú Lombardo

Eduardo Pedro Lombardo, known as Edú and nicknamed Pitufo, is an Uruguayan musician, composer, and singer. He was born on March 13, 1966, in Montevideo, Uruguay, and began his musical journey as a teenager in the murga scene. At the age of 14, he co-founded the children's murga El Firulete in 1980, which later evolved into Contrafarsa. In the mid-1980s, Edú Lombardo began studying percussion and joined Falta y Resto in 1984. He served both as a percussionist and later as the director, leading the group to win first prize at the Montevideo Carnival in 1988 and 1989. He achieved further success with other murgas, including La Gran Muñeca, Contrafarsa, and Asaltantes con Patente. Edú Lombardo's versatility as a musician saw him collaborate with notable artists such as Jaime Roos, Rubén Olivera, and Jorge Drexler. In 2002, he composed the music for the play Murga Madre, which won the Florencio Award for Best Musical Show. In 2007, Edú Lombardo launched his solo career with the album Rocanrol (2007), which earned him several Graffiti Awards, including Best Composer and Best Uruguayan Popular Music Solo Album. His first solo DVD, Rocanrol a Dos Orillas, was released in 2009, showcasing various live performances in Montevideo and Buenos Aires. His second solo album, Ilustrados y Valientes, was released in 2012. His life and career were chronicled in the book Bien de al Lado by journalist Fabián Cardozo in 2014. In 2017, Edú Lombardo returned to the carnival stage with the murga Don Timoteo.

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