Musica Cubana

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Tambores de Bejucal-50 Son 50 - Paperblog
Drums of Bejucal-50 are 50
Listen to Some Re-Imagined Rumba Courtesy of Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings
Listen to Some Re-Imagined Rumba Courtesy of Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings
"Pedrito" Martinez saw him perform at the EccoCenter in Eco Park... What a performance! Love his music...
Celia Cruz, the "Queen of Salsa" garnered more than 100 worldwide recognitions, multiple platinum and gold records and other honors. She spent much of her career living in New Jersey and headlined a concert at New York City's Carnegie Hall.
Musicians: Meet the Musicians
Congahead.com: Musicians: Meet the Musicians
A founding member and musical director of "Los Munequitos de Matanzas," Gregorio was a percussionist specializing in the tumba (deep-voiced drum). With that group he recorded several albums, playing percussion and drums,
Cuba: While The Politicians Argued, The Musicians Jammed
Here, I'm enjoying a moment playing conga with the spirits of my Cuban musical heroes in EGREM's historic Studio 101.
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Mongo Santamaría
Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez (April 7, 1917 – February 1, 2003) was a rumba quinto master and an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard "Afro Blue", recorded by John Coltrane among others. In 1950 he moved to New York where he played with Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Fania All Stars, etc. He was an integral figure in the fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with R&B and soul, paving the way for the boogaloo era of the late 1960s.