Cándido Camero

Cándido de Guerra Camero (born April 22,

1921), also known simply as Cándido, is a
Cuban conga and bongo player. He also plays
the tres, drums, and acoustic bass. He has
worked in many genres of popular music from
pop, rock, R&B and disco to Afro-Cuban dance
music and Latin jazz. He is the first player to
develop techniques to play multiple conga
drums, coordinated independence and the use
of multiple percussion, one player playing a
variety of percussion instruments
simultaneously.

Candido Camero

At a concert in 2008

Background information

Birth name Candido de Guerra

Camero

Born April 22, 1921 (age 97)

Cuba

Genres Afro-Cuban jazz, disco

Occupation(s) Musician

Instruments Conga, bongo,

percussion

Labels ABC-Paramount, Blue

Note, Roulette, Polydor,
Salsoul, Chesky

Associated acts Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny

Rollins, Wynton Kelly

Career

Discography

References

External links

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