Candido

Candido

cng, bgo, *1921 US, Havana
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Cándido Camero

Cuban-born percussionist (mainly Conga and Bongo) who backed many Afro-Cuban and straight-ahead jazz acts starting in the 1950s. Born : April 22, 1921 in Regal (Havana), Cuba. Early on he recorded in 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 also enjoyed some hits during the disco era, most notably with Babatunde Olatunji's classic "Jingo", which he recorded for Salsoul Records.

Instruments

Congas
Bongos
Percussion
Drums

Genres

Jazz
Pop
Blues

Plays With

Bennie Green And His Orchestra

Bennie Green Sextet

Buddy Rich And His Orchestra

Count Basie Orchestra

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

The Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble

Woody Herman And His Orchestra

Woody Herman And His Third Herd

Woody Herman And His Woodchoppers

Moulay "Ali" Hafid

Ralph Sharon And His Orchestra

George Mrgdichian

David Amram And Friends

The Conga Kings

White Chocolate

Sam Leopold

Lou Perez And His Orchestra

Popular Tracks

Thousand Finger Man on Dancin' & Prancin' by Candido

Jingo (12'' Version) on Dancin' & Prancin' by Candido

I'm On My Way on Beautiful by Candido

Jingo (Dr. Packer Rework) on The Dr. Packer Salsoul Reworks, Vol. 1 by Various Artists

Weaver of Dreams on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 7 by Chet Baker & Bobby Jaspar

Dancin' & Prancin' on Dancin' & Prancin' by Candido

Jingo on Dancin' & Prancin' by Candido

Blues for Skeeter on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 7 by Chet Baker & Bobby Jaspar

Rhythmorama on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 7 by Chet Baker & Bobby Jaspar

Fugue 'N Blues on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 7 by Chet Baker & Bobby Jaspar

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Let No Man Put Asunder / Jingo (Moplen Remixes)	First Choice / Candido	2018	Album
On My Way / Easin' In	Candido / Edwin Starr	2015	Single
Re-Mixed By Moplen	Candido / Chaka Khan	2013	Album
Thousand Finger Man / Dancin' And Prancin' (Unreleased Versions)	Candido	2013	Album
The Volcanic Plus Latin Fire	Candido	2011	Compil.
Kenya Revisited Live!!!	Bobby Sanabria Conducting The Manhattan School Of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra Featuring Candido	2009	Album
The Anthology	Candido	2005	Compil.
Inolvidable	Candido & Graciela	2004	Album
Anthology: Salsoul And Blue Note Years	Candido	2003	Compil.
Dancin' And Prancin' / Thousand Finger Man	Candido	2003	Album
The Conga Kings	Giovanni Hidalgo, Candido, Carlos "Patato" Valdes	2000	Album
No More Walls	David Amram With Pepper Adams, Jerry Dodgion, Candido, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, George Mrgdichian, Moulay "Ali" Hafid	1997	Album
Spring Rain / Jingo	Bebu Silvetti / Candido	1994	Album
Afro Mania	Candido / Black Blood	1991	Album
Samba Funk	Candido	1988	Album
Thousand Finger Man	Candido	1984	Album
Jingo	Candido	1983	Compil.
Candi's Funk	Candido	1980	Album
Candi's Funk	Candido	1979	Album
Jingo	Candido	1979	Single
Dancin' And Prancin'	Candido	1979	Single
Hit And Run / Jingo	Loleatta Holloway, Candido	1979	Album
Dancin' & Prancin'	Candido	1979	Album
Who’s Who In Jazz Presents: Lionel Hampton	Lionel Hampton with Grady Tate, Milt Hinton, Hank Jones, Vinnie Bell, Candido, Arvell Shaw, Cozy Cole, "Big Chief" Russell Moore and Earl `Fatha` Hines	1977	Album
Drum Fever	Candido	1973	Album
Beautiful	Candido	1971	Album
Soul Limbo / Jump Back	Candido	1970	Single
Thousand Finger Man	Candido	1970	Album
Soul Limbo/Jump Back	Candido	1969	Single
"Brujerias" De Candido / Candido's "Latin McGuffa's Dust"	Candido	1966	Album
Caravan / Oo-Sho-Be-Do-Be / Whistlin' The Blues / Dancin' Pants	Candido / Dizzy Gillespie & Joe Carroll / Muggsy Spanier And His Ragtimers / Quincy Jones And His Orchestra	1964	Compil.
Candido's Comparsa	Candido	1963	Album
Conga Soul	Candido	1962	Album
Dance Along With The Lecuona Cuban Boys	Lecuona Cuban Boys Featuring Candido	1959	Single
Dance Along With The Lecuona Cuban Boys	Lecuona Cuban Boys Featuring Candido	1959	Album
Latin Fire (The Big Beat Of Candido)	Candido	1959	Album
2:38 a.m.	Ralph Sharon, Candido	1958	Album
Jamaica Jazz	The Don Elliott Octet Featuring Candido	1958	Album
In Indigo	Candido	1958	Album
Candido In Indigo	Candido	1958	Single
Calypso Dance Party With Candido, Calypso & Girl	Candido	1957	Album
The Volcanic	Candido	1957	Album
Candido	Candido Featuring Al Cohn	1956	Album
The Billy Taylor Trio And Candido	Billy Taylor Trio And Candido	1956	Single
The Billy Taylor Trio And Candido	Billy Taylor Trio And Candido	1954	Album
Jngo / Nice & Slow	Candido / Jesse Green		Single
Reggae Makossa / Straight To The Bank / Jingo / Don't You Feel My Love	Manu Dibango - Bill Summers - Candido - George McCrae		Album
The Spanish Side of Jazz Vol. 1	Candido, Machito And His Orchestra, Willie Bobo		Compil.
Candido The Volcanic	Candido		Single
Madrid	Candido		Single
The Spanish Side Of Jazz	Candido, Machito, Willie Bobo		Compil.
El Manicero / Almendra	Candido		Single
Para Vigo Me Voy	Lecuona Cuban Boys Y Candido		Single

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.