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 Extend the 80s - Club Jingo (12'' Version)
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5 Thousand Finger Man (Single Version) Thousand Finger Man (Single Version)
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6 Play track Beautiful I'm on My Way
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7 Thousand Finger Man (12'' Extended Version) Thousand Finger Man (12'' Extended Version)
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8 Candido Mambo Inn
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9 Jingo (Instrumental Version) Jingo (Instrumental Version)
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10 The Dr. Packer Salsoul Reworks, Vol. 1 Jingo (Dr. Packer Rework)
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  1. 17,094 listeners

    1979 · 4 tracks

    Dancin' & Prancin'
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    1 Jan 1970 · 10 tracks

    Beautiful
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  3. 8,945 listeners

    1 Jan 1969 · 6 tracks

    Thousand Finger Man
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  4. 632 listeners

    1956 · 10 tracks

    Candido
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