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Candido

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Born
22 April 1921
Born In
La Habana, Cuba
Died
7 November 2020 (aged 99)
Candido Camero (1921 - 2020) is Cuban percussionist (mainly and ) who backed many a act since the 1950s. Early on he had recorded in his native Cuba with Machito. He moved to New York in 1952 and started recording with Dizzy Gillespie. During 1953-54 he was in the Billy Taylor quartet and in 1954 he performed and recorded with Stan Kenton. He recorded a number of albums under his own name as well, and even enjoyed some hits during the disco era, most notably with the Babatunde Olatunji penned track "Jingo" which he recorded for Salsoul Records. View wiki
Candido Camero (1921 - 2020) is Cuban percussionist (mainly and ) who backed many a act since the 1950s. Early on he had recorded in his native Cuba with Machito. He moved to New York in 1952 and started recording with Dizzy Gillespie. During 1953-54 he was in the Billy Taylor… read more
Candido Camero (1921 - 2020) is Cuban percussionist (mainly and ) who backed many a act since the 1950s. Early on he had recorded in his native Cuba with Machito. He moved to New York in 1952 and started recording with Dizzy Gillespie. During 1953-54 he was in the Billy Taylor quartet and in 1954 he performed and recorded with Stan Kenton. He reco… read more

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1 Play track Thousand Finger Man Thousand Finger Man
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2 Play track Dancin' & Prancin' Jingo
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3 Jingo (12'' Version) Jingo (12'' Version)
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4 Play track Dancin' & Prancin' Dancin' & Prancin'
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5 Play track Beautiful I'm on My Way
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6 Play track Blue Note Trip 1: Saturday Night/Sunday Morning Ghana Spice (Part One)
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7 Thousand Finger Man (Single Version) Thousand Finger Man (Single Version)
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8 Thousand Finger Man (12'' Extended Version) Thousand Finger Man (12'' Extended Version)
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9 Candido Candi Bar
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10 Play track Dancin' & Prancin' Rock And Shuffle (Ah-ha)
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Albums

  1. 12,970 listeners

    1979 · 4 tracks

    Dancin' & Prancin'
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  2. 9,139 listeners

    1 Jan 1970 · 10 tracks

    Beautiful
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  3. 8,423 listeners

    1 Jan 1969 · 6 tracks

    Thousand Finger Man
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  4. 482 listeners

    15 Jun 1979 · 10 tracks

    Dancin' & Prancin' (Expanded Edition)
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