Gloria Estefan discusses the strong African roots of Cuban music and performs Miami Sound Machine’s first hit single, “Conga.” Gloria Estefan: For me, it took a long time even to learn about the ...

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On many levels, The Conga Kings’ Jazz Descargas is authentic Afro-Cuban jazz. For starters, Carlos “Patato” Valdes and Candido Camero have been Afro-Cuban music pioneers for decades. Patato is ...

Jack Costanzo virtually introduced the bongo drums to American music in his performances with Nat “King” Cole, Peggy Lee and, especially, Stan Kenton (on such familiar items as “Peanut Vendor,” “Cuban ...