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Cándido Camero (1921 – 2020), pioneering Latin jazz percussionist

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Cándido Camero was a percussionist who is considered one of the fathers of Latin jazz, best known for his conga and bongo drumming.A native of Cuba, where he played regularly at the famed Tropicana Club, Camero came to New York in 1947.

There, he began introducing his Latin rhythms into contemporary jazz music, becoming the first jazz percussionist to play conga drums as he helped develop the genre of Latin jazz.

Camero was also the first to play multiple congas at once – though this is common now, he pioneered the technique of tuning his congas to different notes and playing melodies on them.

He performed and recorded with jazz notables including Dizzy Gillespie (1917 – 1993), Tony Bennett, and Stan Kenton (1911 – 1979), and he appeared on.

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