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 Cuban percussion pioneer and longtime LP artist Carlos "Patato" Valdez celebrated his birthday with a little help from his friends on Friday, November 25 at Satalla World Music Club, 37 West 26th Street, NYC at 7:30 pm and 10 pm. Special guests included fellow LP artists Candido Camero, Nicky Marrero, as well as Sonny Bravo. It was at this show that Patato performed on the one-of-a-kind aqua and white colored congas that LP had made especially for him.
Throughout the entire show, Patato entertained the audience with his offbeat sense of humor and "right on the beat" conga playing. The event was produced by Charles Carlini of The Carlini Group. A true Cuban legend, who has lived in New York since 1954, Patato is considered by many to be the greatest living Cuban conga player and a man whso has influenced an entire generation of percussionists. Patato is a master conguero who has played with every giant in the history of salsa and jazz including Machito,
Cachao, Mario Bauza, Dizzy
Gillespie, Art Blakey, Tito Puente and Quincy Jones.
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