Pedrito Martinez

percussion, vocals · 1973 · Havana

Cuban percussionist, singer and dancer, he began his career at the age of eleven in the streets of Havana. Settled in New York in 1998, he won first prize in Afro-Latin percussion at the Thelonious Monk competition.

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Styles

• Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban
• Current scene (New York, Chicago, worldwide)

Landmark tracks

• Conciencia (2013)
• Lengua de Obbara (2013)
• Travelling Riverside Blues (2013)
• La Habana (2013)

Sources

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