Conga Legend Patato Passed Away

December 6, 2007

by narmer

Conga legend Patato dead at 81
Latin Grammy Award-winning conga player Carlos (Patato) Valdés, a fixture in the New York Afro-Cuban music scene for more than 50 years, died December 4th. He was 81.

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