Giovanni Hidalgo
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Giovanni Hidalgo is a renowned Puerto Rican percussionist and master conga player celebrated for his virtuosic technique and influential work in Latin jazz and world music.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin jazz musician
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conga player ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ percussionist ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Art Blakey
NERFINISHED
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Batacumbele NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddie Palmieri NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Camilo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Planet Drum NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Rico All Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakir Hussain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best World Music Album (as member of Planet Drum) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-11-22 ⓘ |
| familyName | Hidalgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Afro-Cuban jazz
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Latin jazz ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| givenName | Giovanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Afro-Cuban percussion traditions
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Puerto Rican folkloric rhythms ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
Latin jazz
ⓘ
world music ⓘ |
| instrument |
bongos
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congas ⓘ hand percussion ⓘ timbales ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Batacumbele
NERFINISHED
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Planet Drum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Giovanni Hidalgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Puerto Rican ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative hand-drumming methods
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virtuosic conga technique ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hands of Rhythm (with Michel Camilo)
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Time Shifter (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa Hidalgo (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Worldwide (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
conga player
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percussionist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Juan, Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
RMM Records
NERFINISHED
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TropiJazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | fast single-hand and double-hand conga technique ⓘ |
| teachingActivity |
clinician at percussion workshops worldwide
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faculty member at Berklee College of Music ⓘ |
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