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Giovanni Hidalgo

Born: 1963

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

Live at the Breakroom

By Norbert Stachel

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

Giovanni Hidalgo: Jubilation

by Don Ball
April 5, 2026

While Bad Bunny is making Puerto Rican culture better recognized in contemporary popular music, jazz has long championed the island's rich musical traditions and artists, from the legendary composer and trombonist Juan Tizol to the rollicking pianist Eddie Palmieri to the soulful saxophonist Miguel Zenón, among many others. Included in that group would be Giovanni Hidalgo, ...

New Releases From MacKelvie, Douglas, Meyer, Bernhard and More

by Bob Osborne
March 5, 2026

A mixed set of new releases with a broad selections of styles in play including a preview of the type of material likely to land on Record Store Day in April 2026 i.e. the ubiquitous “previously unreleased material." Early indications are that there will be a flurry of material from archives. Pending that here is a ...

Armando Mi Conga

Label: Amor de Flores Productions
Released: 2025

Irving Flores: Armando Mi Conga

by Bridget A. Arnwine
September 2, 2025

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

August 10, 2025

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

By Giovanni Hidalgo

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.

Nocturnal - Single

By Marcio Garcia

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Nocturnal

Zakir Hussain: The Best Jazz / Crossover Albums

by Ian Patterson
March 4, 2021

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 ...