Leonardo Amuedo was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1967.
He learned his first accords when he was 4 years old with his brother.
By the age of 17 he was already playing with several important and known musicians in South America like Julio Frade, Osvaldo Fattoruso and Ruben Rada.

He lives and works in The Netherlands since 1990. Since then he has played with Cor Baker, Laura Fygi, Jose Koning, Batida, Metropole Orchest, Fernando Lameirinhas, Joia, Hein van de Geyn, Bacan, Ivan Lins, Dori Caymmi, Dulce Pontes, Estrella Acosta, Alain Caron, Hermeto Pascoal, Sticks&Strings, Jimmy Haslip,
Michiel Borstlap, Paul van Vliet, Rosenberg Trio, and Trijntje Oosterhuis.

Jan Akkerman wrote the song "The feathered snake" and also plays guitar on this track.