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' Dancin' & Prancin'
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3 Play track Dancin' & Prancin' Jingo
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4 Dancin' And Prancin' (Reflex Revisions) Dancin' And Prancin' (Reflex Revisions)
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5 Jingo - 12'' Version Jingo - 12'' Version
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6 Play track Beautiful I'm on My Way
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7 Extend the 80s - Club Jingo (12'' Version)
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8 Thousand Finger Man (12'' Extended Version) Thousand Finger Man (12'' Extended Version)
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9 Tic Tac Toe - Remastered Tic Tac Toe - Remastered
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10 Play track Blue Note Trip 1: Saturday Night/Sunday Morning Serenade To A Savage
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  1. 20,289 listeners

    1979 · 4 tracks

    Dancin' & Prancin'
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    1956 · 10 tracks

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