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A pair of congas. Conga players perform on a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum of African origin called the Tumbadora, or the Conga as it is internationally known. It is probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums or Sikulu drums commonly played in Mbanza Ngungu, Congo.
He was responsible for the embracing of the tuneable conga drum, the first to play multiple congas developing the techniques that all players use today, as well as the combination of congas, bongos, and other instruments such as the foot-operated cowbell, an attached guiro, all played by just one person. Thus he is the creator of the multiple ...
Carlos Valdés Galán (November 4, 1926 – December 4, 2007), better known as Patato, was a Cuban conga player. [1] In 1954, he emigrated from La Habana to New York City where he continued his prolific career as a sideman for several jazz and Latin music ensembles, and occasionally as a bandleader. [2]
His grandfather was a musician, and his father, José Manuel Hidalgo "Mañengue", was a renowned conga player. Hidalgo was raised in a household surrounded by drums, bongos, congas, and timbales. [1] For his eighth birthday, he received a conga which was handmade by his father.
Poncho Sánchez (born Ildefonso Sanchez, [1] October 30, 1951 [citation needed]) is an American conguero (conga player), Latin jazz band leader, and salsa singer. In 2000, he and his ensemble won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for their work on the Concord Picante album Latin Soul.
Carabello joined Santana in 1968 shortly before the band signed with Columbia Records, [4] and primarily played congas for the band while occasionally playing piano. [5] He appeared on the albums Santana, [6] Abraxas, [7] and Santana III, [8] all of which were internationally successful, and he is also depicted with the band in the Woodstock film. [9]
The closing party for L.A.'s iconic pan-Latin music hub was all about legacy with performances by salsero Gilberto Santa Rosa and a dance showcase by Conga Kids.
José Octavio "Chepito" Areas Dávila (born 25 July 1946) is a Nicaraguan percussionist best known for having played timbales and Conga drums in the Latin rock group Santana in 1969–1977 and 1987–1989. [1]