Cándido Camero

Cuban percussionist (1921-2020)

Born: 22 April 1921
Havana
Died: 7 November 2020
New York City
Country: Cuba
Active: 1935–2020
Record labels: Blue Note, Polydor Records, ABC Records, Chesky Records, Roulette
Discography: 17 albums

Biography

Cándido Camero was a jazz musician who played percussion instrument, conga and bongo. Cándido Camero was born on 22 April 1921 in Havana and died on 7 November 2020 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz, Afro-Cuban jazz and disco. Record labels: Blue Note, Polydor Records, ABC Records and Chesky Records. The discography here lists 17 albums, from “The Billy Taylor Trio and Candido” (1954) to “The Master” (2014). Honours include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2009) and NEA Jazz Masters.

Cándido Camero Guerra (22 April 1921 – 7 November 2020), known simply as Cándido, was a Cuban conga and bongo player. He is considered a pioneer of Afro-Cuban jazz and an innovator in conga drumming. He was responsible for the embracing of the tuneable conga drum, the first high-profile congero to use multiple congas in combos, developing playing skills and techniques still widely used by percussionists, as Camero also assembled his own unique setup with congas, bongos, and other instruments (such as the foot-operated cowbell), and a stand-attached guiro, all played by one percussionist. Thus, he was an innovator in the realm of Latin multi-percussion setups, and many high-profile Latin percussionists point to Cándido as a mentor. After moving to New York in 1946, Camero played with Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Taylor and Stan Kenton, and from 1956 he recorded several albums as a leader.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The Billy Taylor Trio and Candido 1954

Candido 1956 · ABC-Paramount Calypso Dance Party With Candido, Calypso & Girl 1957 · ABC-Paramount The Volcanic 1957 · ABC-Paramount In Indigo 1958 · ABC-Paramount

Dance Along With the Lecuona Cuban Boys 1959

Latin Fire: The Big Beat of Candido 1959 · ABC-Paramount Conga Soul 1962 · Roulette Thousand Finger Man 1970 · Solid State Records Beautiful 1971 · Blue Note Drum Fever 1973 · Polydor Dancin’ & Prancin’ 1979 · Salsoul Records Candi's Funk 1980 · Salsoul Records

The Billy Taylor Trio With Candido 1991

Brujeias De Candido 2004 Inolvidable 2004 · Chesky Records The Master 2014 · Chesky Records

Also plays on

Albums where Cándido Camero is credited as a sideman

1955	Bennie Green Blows His Horn — Bennie Green	congas
1956	Kenny Burrell — Kenny Burrell	congas
1956	Introducing Kenny Burrell — Kenny Burrell	congas
1956	Jay & Kai + 6 — Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson	bongos, congas
1956	Hi Fidelity Jam Session — Gene Ammons	congas
1957	The Beat of My Heart — Tony Bennett	congas
1958	Kenya — Machito	congas
1960	Gillespiana — Dizzy Gillespie	congas
1962	What’s New? — Sonny Rollins	percussion
1964	Up With Donald Byrd — Donald Byrd	percussion
1965	Bumpin’ — Wes Montgomery	bongos, congas
1965	His Majesty King Funk — Grant Green	bongos, congas
1965	Spectrum — Illinois Jacquet	congas
1966	Goin’ Out of My Head — Wes Montgomery	congas
1969	Poly-Currents — Elvin Jones	congas
1969	The Boss Is Back! — Gene Ammons	congas
1970	Green Is Beautiful — Grant Green	congas
1970	Now! — Bobby Hutcherson	bongos, congas
1970	Brother Jug! — Gene Ammons	congas
1975	New Agenda — Elvin Jones	percussion
1977	Who’s Who in Jazz Presents: Lionel Hampton With Dexter Gordon — Dexter Gordon	congas
1977	Lionel Hampton Presents: Buddy Rich — Buddy Rich	congas
1978	Cumbia & Jazz Fusion — Charles Mingus	congas
1979	Lionel Hampton Featuring Hank Jones – Who's Who In Jazz Presents — Lionel Hampton featuring Hank Jones	congas
1994	Con Alma — Dizzy Gillespie	congas, percussion
1995	Tanjah — Randy Weston	spoken vocals, percussion
1995	The Gillespiana Suite - Paris Jazz Concert Salle Playel: 20 November 1960 Recorded Live By Europe 1 — Dizzy Gillespie and His Quintet featuring Lalo Schifrin	congas
1998	Gillespiana — Lalo Schifrin	congas
1998	A Night at Birdland — Art Blakey, Buddy Rich, Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie	congas
2000	Giant Steps — Buddy Rich	congas

Awards

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Cándido Camero play?

Cándido Camero is known for playing percussion instrument, conga and bongo.

When and where was Cándido Camero born?

Cándido Camero was born 22 April 1921 in Havana.

What are Cándido Camero's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Candido (1956), Calypso Dance Party With Candido, Calypso & Girl (1957), The Volcanic (1957), In Indigo (1958) and Latin Fire: The Big Beat of Candido (1959).

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