Carlos "Potato" Valdez

Carlos "Potato" Valdez

Carlos "Potato" Valdez

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Reprise
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Ballade Melancholie
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Equinox
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Stage Life
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Le Pomme De Terre

Albums

  • El Hombre

    Sep 2004 • 10 songs

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Carlos "Potato" Valdez

Biography

Carlos "Patato" Valdes was the most influential conguero of his generation. In addition to his unrivaled rhythmic and melodic sensibilities, he also created the tunable conga, virtually reinventing the instrument in the process. Valdes was born November 4, 1926 in Havana, where his father played guitar with local group Los Apaches. A child prodigy, he mastered a series of instruments and began playing professionally as a teen, earning the lifelong nickname "Patato" for his diminutive stature. At 12, Valdes began studying congas under local legend La Sultana, honing a melodic f...
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