- players. In Cuba,
congas are
called tumbadoras.
Conga players are
called congueros,
while rumberos refers to
those who
dance following the path of the players...
- (born
Ildefonso Sanchez,
October 30, 1951[citation needed]) is an
American conguero (conga player),
Latin jazz band leader, and
salsa singer. In 2000, he and...
- in a
quintet with
tenor saxophonists Frank Foster and
George Coleman,
conguero Candido Camero and b****ist
Wilbur Little. The
Allmusic review by Scott...
- Palo
Congo is the
debut album by
conguero Sabú Martínez,
recorded on
April 27, 1957 and
released on Blue Note
later that year. The
octet features ****nio...
-
Louis "Sabu"
Martinez (July 14, 1930 –
January 13, 1979) was an
American conguero of
Puerto Rican descent. A
prominent player in the
Cubop movement, Martinez...
- 1961 –
August 9, 2006) was a
Cuban percussionist. He was a well-known
conguero who also pla**** the cajón, güiro and timbales.
Miguel Aurelio Díaz Zayas...
- Cu-Bop is an
album by
drummer Art
Blakey and The Jazz
Messengers with
conguero Sabu
recorded in 1957 and
originally released on the
Jubilee label. Allmusic...
- they
began using the name "conga", a man who
plays conga is
called a "
conguero" and a
woman who
plays conga is
called "conguera".
Other common terms are...
-
someone who
plays bongos and
usually cencerro (a cow bell). Congalero,
conguero:
someone who
plays congas. Cymbalist:
someone who
plays cymbals. Djembefola:...
- Matancera. In 1950, he
moved to New York City,
where he
became Tito Puente's
conguero and in 1957 he
joined Cal Tjader's band. He then
formed his own charanga...
