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Giovanni Hidalgo
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Giovanni Hidalgo congas, and percussion (Born 1963) Giovanni Hidalgo is the most highly sought after conga player on the planet. He has recorded, played and toured with most of the top musicians in the Latin, and jazz realms. His mastery on the congas is unrivaled, and he is in a class by himself. Giovanni was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1963, into a family of well known conga payers. His grandfather played, and his father was Mañengue Hidalgo, who was in the band of Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz during the golden age of salsa. Giovanni was surrounded by percussion instruments his whole life, and started to play on everything as a small child
Karen Stachel Norbert Stachel & LehCats Live@TheBreakroom with Giovanni Hidalgo
By LehCats
Label: Purple Room Productions
Released: 2026
Track listing: 1. Step On It 10:50
2. Meshugaza 11:52
3. Sunshine 11:00
4. Upper West Side Story 6:47
5. Power Tap 12:17
6. Soul Cha Cha 10:14
7. Nines Lives 9:58
8. Peace On Earth 7:02
9. Afrobaldi (Giovanni Hidalgo Intro) 16:03
10. Mandela 7:06
Live at the Breakroom
Label: Purple Room Productions
Released: 2026
Track listing: Disc 1: Step On It; Meshugaza; Sunshine; Upper West Side Story; Power Tap. Disc 2: Soul Cha Cha; Nine Lives; Peace on Earth; Afrobaldi; Mandela
Irving Flores: Armando Mi Conga
by Bridget A. Arnwine
Every now and again an artist releases an album that is so striking, so stellar, that it cements their legacy forever, not in a way that the artist can never grow beyond the album's greatness, but in a way that propels them beyond it. Pianist Irving Flores and his all-star Afro- Cuban Jazz Sextet have created ...
'El Maestro' Irving Flores Readies Thrilling Afro-cuban Jazz Sextet Project With Giovanni Hidalgo & Horacio “El Negro” Hernández; 'Armando Mi Conga' Arrives August 26
Acclaimed pianist, composer, and arranger Irving Flores is set to release his most ambitious project to date, ;Armando Mi Conga (Amor de Flores Productions), available on CD and all streaming platforms beginning August 26, 2025. A vibrant celebration of Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban Jazz, the 9-song album blends virtuosity with soul — and features an all-star ...
Jubilation
Label: ICP
Released: 2024
Track listing: Jubilation;Plenty, Plenty Soul; Soul Turnaround;Whisper Not;Work Song;Idle Moments;Canta
Bajo;Willow Weep For Me;Saoco;How Long, How Long Blues;Isn't She Lovely;Giovanniology
Zakir Hussain: The Best Jazz / Crossover Albums
by Ian Patterson
Zakir Hussain turned 70 on March 9th. In an unparalleled career, which began in earnest aged 7, the man widely acclaimed as the world's greatest tabla player has played with the giants of both Indian classical music and jazz. It is hard to think of another musician who has straddled both worlds to such a prominent ...
Transcendance
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2020
Track listing: Bongui; Timba; Venus; Flamas Azul; Crystalline; Inner; Crotales; Mara; Shekere; Invo; Frames.
