Patato

Carlos Valdés Galán (November 4, 1926 – December 4, 2007), better known as Patato, was a Cuban conga player. In 1954, he emigrated from La Habana to New York City where he continued his prolific career as a sideman for several jazz and Latin music ensembles, and occasionally as a bandleader. He contributed to the development of the tunable conga drum which revolutionized the use of the instrument in the US. His experimental descarga albums recorded for Latin Percussion are considered the counterpart to the commercial salsa boom of the 1970s. Tito Puente once called him "the greatest conguero alive today".

Pure Latin Jazz - 2018-12-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Cuban Holiday - 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Escape to Cuba - 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Strictly Latino Dancing - 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Habana Fiesta (Happy Music from Cuba) - 2018-06-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Termidor Afro Cuban Jazz Masters - 2018-03-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Legends of Cuba - 2017-10-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Cuban Big Band Sound - 2017-08-25T00:00:00.000000Z

La Isla Bonita Noches Cubanas - 2017-01-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Centenario Roberto Espí: Conjunto Casino, Vol.13 - 2013-11-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Dexter Season 7 - 2013-08-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Patato Y Totico - 2009-04-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Detlef's La Isla Bonita - Noches Cubanas - 2008-12-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Unico Y Differente - 2008-06-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Eden 2 - 2008-04-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Sonido Solido - 2007-10-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Original Cuban Masters - 2007-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Cuban Masters Los Originales - 2006-11-19T00:00:00.000000Z

El Hombre - 2005-06-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Masters At Work Present Latin Verve Sounds - 2004-06-21T00:00:00.000000Z

3 Generations of Cuban Musicians: Live At Barcelona Palau de la Música - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Cuban All Stars - 2003-08-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Los Originales: Cuban Masters - 2002-10-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Traveler '01 - 2001-04-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Sunwheels - 2001-03-12T00:00:00.000000Z