Candido Camero, Bobby Sanabria & Walfredo Reyes, SR.
jam in the lp studio

Walfredo Reyes, Sr, Candido Camero and Bobby Sanabria
Left to right: Walfredo Reyes, Sr., Candido Camero
& Bobby Sanabria
After a productive interview session, longtime LP artists Candido Camero, Bobby Sanabria and Walfredo Reyes, Sr. broke loose with a jam session in the LP studio.

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Candido is heralded as the father of the technique of coordinated independence He pioneered the use of two congas and later three, whereas in past congueros were content with a single drum. His playing became distinctive owing to a tendency to tune, when possible, to the melody of the song.

Walfredo was the first percussionist to play Cuban percussion and drum set simultaneously. He also pioneered the first recordings of descargas (Cuban Jam Sessions) along with Julio Gutierrez and Cuban bassist Israel Lopez (Cachao).

Sanabria has worked as a drummer and percussionist for artists including Mongo Santamariá, Dizzy Gillespie, Chico O'Farrill and Henry Threadgill. He feels his greatest accomplishment, however, was playing trap drums on the final three albums recorded by Mario Bauzá, the father of Afro-Cuban jazz.