Sabú Martínez

congas, bongos, vocals · 1930–1979 · New York

American conga player of Puerto Rican descent, a figure of Cubop, who became a bandleader in 1957. He settled in Sweden in 1967 and died there in 1979.

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Styles

• Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban

Landmark tracks

• El cumbanchero (1957)
• Billumba-Palo Congo (1957)
• Simba (1957)
• Aggo Elegua (1957)

Sources

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