Cuban percussionist (1921-2020) · Cuban conga and bongo player
| Description | Cuban percussionist (1921-2020) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1921-04-22 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | La Habana Havana Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2020-11-07 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | New York New York City Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | Cuba Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | composer jazz musician percussionist musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | bongo conga percussion instrument Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | disco Afro-Cuban jazz jazz Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | ABC Records Chesky Records Polydor Records Blue Note Salsoul Records Roulette Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Conga Kings Bennie Green Sextet Bennie Green and His Orchestra Count Basie Orchestra The Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra Woody Herman And His Orchestra Buddy Rich And His Orchestra Woody Herman And His Woodchoppers Charlie Parker With Strings Sonny Rollins & Co. Sonny Rollins Trio The Jay And Kai Quintet Woody Herman And His Third Herd The J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding Trombone Octet Dinah Washington & The All-Stars Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz |
| Awards | Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award NEA Jazz Masters Source: Wikidata |
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