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The Conga Kings

The Conga Kings

Label: Chesky Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Tumbando Ca

Candido Camero/Carlos Valdes/Giovanni Hidalgo: The Conga Kings

by Mike Perciaccante
June 7, 2002

These guys are the undisputed kings of conga. All three of the main players are the undisputed kings of Afro-Cuban drumming. They are Candido Camerera (the old master who can still belt them out with the best of them), Patato Valdes (the technician who is a master of unique combinations and rhythms) and Giovanni Hildalgo (the ...

Jazz Descargas

By The Conga Kings

Label: Chesky Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Un Poco Loco; Tin Tin Deo; Caravan; Tumbao de Tamborito; A Night In Tunisia; Oye Como Va; Manteca; Conga Descarga; The Peanut Vendor; Chocolate Descarga.

The Conga Kings: Jazz Descargas

by Chris M. Slawecki
September 1, 2001

On many levels, The Conga Kings’ Jazz Descargas is authentic Afro-Cuban jazz. For starters, Carlos “Patato” Valdes and Candido Camero have been Afro-Cuban music pioneers for decades. Patato is recognized as one of the first to tune his congas to a song’s dominant chord, which contributes harmony to the song’s melody as well as to the ...

The Conga Kings

Label: Chesky Records
Released: 2000

The conga Kings

By Candido Camero

Label: Chesky Records
Released: 2000