Candido (Cuban conga and bongo player)

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member of:	Bennie Green and His Orchestra Bennie Green Sextet
member of (as Candido Camero):	The Conga Kings

picture:	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Percussionist_Candido_Camero.jpg [info]
Discogs (as Candido Camero):	https://www.discogs.com/artist/10589 [info]
other databases:	https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201443 [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/candido [info] https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81-069237 [info]
other databases (as Candido Camero):	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81069237 [info] https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13922260f [info] https://d-nb.info/gnd/134342895 [info] https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81069237 [info]
social networking (as Candido Camero):	https://www.facebook.com/CandidoFans [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PyAzOON3Toc5MPZrZMA5i [info] https://www.deezer.com/artist/9940 [info]
Allmusic (as Candido Camero):	https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000543045 [info] https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000651754 [info]
VIAF ID (as Candido Camero):	85553093 [info]
Wikidata (as Candido Camero):	Q83693 [info]
Last.fm:	https://www.last.fm/music/Candido [info]
streaming page:	https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/14693370 [info] https://tidal.com/artist/3517396 [info]

Appearances

Date	Title	Credited as	Attributes	Artist	Length
	instruments
1952-11-14	52nd St. Theme		congas	Charlie Parker	2:23
1952-11-14	A Night in Tunisia		congas	Charlie Parker	8:56
1952-11-14	Repetition		congas	Charlie Parker	4:55
1953-05-30	Cheryl		congas	Charlie Parker	7:40
1953-05-30	Cheryl / Lullaby of Birdland (theme)		congas	Charlie Parker	7:52
1953-05-30	Moose the Mooche		congas	Charlie Parker	5:23
1953-05-30	Moose the Mooche		congas	Charlie Parker	5:27
1953-06-10	Fat Daddy		bongos	Dinah Washington	2:29
1953-06-10	Feel Like I Wanna Cry		bongos	Dinah Washington	3:20
1953-06-10	Go Pretty Daddy		bongos	Dinah Washington	2:25
1953-06-10	I Ain’t Goin’ to Cry Anymore		bongos	Dinah Washington	2:38
1953-06-10	Lean Baby		bongos	Dinah Washington	2:18
1953-06-10	Never, Never		bongos	Dinah Washington	2:16
1953-06-10	TV Is the Thing		bongos	Dinah Washington	2:29
1953-06-17	Am I Blue (1953-06-17, mx. 9870)		bongos	Dinah Washington	3:15
1953-06-17	Pennies From Heaven		bongos	Dinah Washington	2:18
1953-07-23	Blow Your Horn	Candido Camero	congas	Bennie Green, Budd Johnson, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Frank Wess, Cecil Payne, Cliff Smalls & Osie Johnson	2:42
1953-07-23	Blow Your Horn	Candido Camero	bongos	Bennie Green, Budd Johnson, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Frank Wess, Cecil Payne, Cliff Smalls & Osie Johnson	2:42
1953-07-23	Blues in Lament	Candido Camero	bongos	Bennie Green, Budd Johnson, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Frank Wess, Cecil Payne, Cliff Smalls & Osie Johnson	3:05
1953-07-23	Blues in Lament	Candido Camero	congas	Bennie Green, Budd Johnson, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Frank Wess, Cecil Payne, Cliff Smalls & Osie Johnson	3:05
1953-07-23	Takin' My Time	Candido Camero	bongos	Bennie Green, Budd Johnson, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Frank Wess, Cecil Payne, Cliff Smalls & Osie Johnson	3:06
1953-07-23	Takin' My Time	Candido Camero	congas	Bennie Green, Budd Johnson, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Frank Wess, Cecil Payne, Cliff Smalls & Osie Johnson	3:06
1954-05-24	Contraste	Candido Camero	congas	Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra	2:46
1954-05-24	Jungla	Candido Camero	congas	Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra	4:44
1954-05-24	Manteca Theme	Candido Camero	congas	Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra	4:11
1954-05-24	Manteca Theme / Contraste / Jungla / Rhuma-Finale / 6/8		congas	Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra	16:29
1954-05-24	Rhumba-Finale	Candido Camero	congas	Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra	4:43
1954-06-03	A Night in Tunisia	Candido Camero	congas	Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra	4:18
1954-06-03	A Night in Tunisia		percussion	Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra	4:18
1954-06-03	Caravan		percussion	Dizzy Gillespie and His Latin American Rhythm	7:16
1954-06-03	Caravan	Candido Camero	congas	Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra	7:20
1954-06-03	Con Alma		percussion	Dizzy Gillespie and His Latin American Rhythm	5:04
1954-06-03	Con Alma	Candido Camero	congas	Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra	5:05
1954-07-27	Russian Lullaby		congas	Erroll Garner	3:24
1954-07-27	Sweet and Lovely		congas	Erroll Garner	4:00
1954-07-27	That Old Black Magic		congas	Erroll Garner	5:24
1954-07	Begin the Beguine		congas	Erroll Garner	4:45
1954-07	Cherokee		congas	Erroll Garner	3:56
1954-07	Imagination		congas	Erroll Garner	3:39
1954-07	Mambo Blues		congas	Erroll Garner	4:57
1954-07	Mambo Garner		congas	Erroll Garner	6:35
1954-07	Mambo Nights		congas	Erroll Garner	4:14
1954-07	Night and Day		congas	Erroll Garner	4:08
1954-07	Sweet Sue - Just You		congas	Erroll Garner	7:35
1955-06-10	Body and Soul	Candido Camero	congas	Bennie Green	7:06
1955-06-10	Laura	Candido Camero	congas	Bennie Green	6:16
1955-06-10	Say Jack	Candido Camero	congas	Bennie Green	3:40
1955-06-10	Sometimes I'm Happy	Candido Camero	congas	Bennie Green	3:57
1955-11-28	Mambo Buda	Candido Camero	congas	Tito Puente	2:55
1956-01-09	Cuban Fantasy	Candido Camero	congas	Tito Puente	1:55
1956-04-03	Cuál es la idea (What's the Idea)	Candido Camero	congas	Tito Puente	3:22
1956-04-03	Guaguancó Margarito	Candido Camero	congas	Tito Puente	3:33
1956-04-03	Oye mi guaguancó	Candido Camero	congas	Tito Puente	3:37
1956-04-03	Pa los rumberos (For Dancers)	Candido Camero	congas	Tito Puente	3:24
1956-04-05	Elegua Changó	Candido Camero	congas	Tito Puente	5:15
1956-04-05	Yambeque	Candido Camero	congas	Tito Puente	3:48
1956-04-06	All at Once You Love Her	Candido Camero	bongos and congas	Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson	2:37
1956-04-06	Cha-cha-cha de los pollos	Candido Camero	congas	Tito Puente	2:50
1956-04-06	Happy Cha-cha-cha	Candido Camero	congas	Tito Puente	2:36
1956-04-06	Night in Tunisia	Candido Camero	bongos and congas	Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson	3:00
1956-04-06	Qué será (What Is It?)	Candido Camero	congas	Tito Puente	3:27
1956-04-23	Can't We Be Friends		congas	Gene Ammons	12:55
1956-04-23	Happy Blues		congas	Gene Ammons	?:??
1956-04-23	Madhouse		congas	Gene Ammons	?:??
1956-04-23	Madhouse		congas	Gene Ammons	6:42
1956-04-23	The Great Lie		congas	Gene Ammons	8:42
1956-04-23	The Great Lie		congas	Gene Ammons	?:??
1956-04-23	The Happy Blues		congas	Gene Ammons	12:07
1956-05-29	Delilah (mono)		congas	Kenny Burrell	6:04
1956-05-29	Delilah (stereo)		congas	Kenny Burrell	?:??
1956-05-29	Delilah (mono)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	6:04
1956-05-29	Fugue 'n Blues (mono)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	6:48
1956-05-29	Get Happy		congas	Kenny Burrell	4:03
1956-05-29	Get Happy (mono)		congas	Kenny Burrell	4:01
1956-05-29	Takeela (mono)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	4:19
1956-05-29	Takeela (mono)		congas	Kenny Burrell	4:19
1956-05-29	Takeela (stereo)		congas	Kenny Burrell	?:??
1956-05-29 – 1956-05-30	But Not for Me (mono)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	3:49
1956-05-29 – 1956-05-30	D.B. Blues (mono)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	5:50
1956-05-29 – 1956-05-30	Get Happy (mono)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	4:03
1956-05-29 – 1956-05-30	K.B. Blues (mono)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	6:24
1956-05-29 – 1956-05-30	K.B. Blues (mono, alternate take)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	6:16
1956-05-29 – 1956-05-30	Nica's Dream (mono)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	9:37
1956-05-29 – 1956-05-30	Out for Blood (mono)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	9:06
1956-05-30	Blues for Skeeter (mono)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	8:05
1956-05-30	Blues for Skeeter (mono)		congas	Kenny Burrell	8:05
1956-05-30	Rhythmorama (mono)		congas	Kenny Burrell	6:28
1956-05-30	Rhythmorama (mono)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	6:28
1956-05-30	This Time the Dream's on Me (mono)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	5:00
1956-05-30	Weaver of Dreams (mono)	Candido Camero	congas [conga drum]	Kenny Burrell	4:43
1957-02-20	Kinda Dukish		percussion	Candido	2:34
1957-02-20	Moonlight in Vermont		percussion	Candido	3:34
1957-02-20	Peanut Vendor		percussion	Candido	3:52
1957-02-20	Takeela		percussion	Candido	3:32
1957-02-20	Warm Blue Stream		percussion	Candido	3:44
1957-02-22	Cubano Chant		bongos	The Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble	3:59
1957-02-22	Oscalypso		bongos	The Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble	8:42
1957-02-22	The Sacrifice		bongos	The Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble	5:17
1957-02-22	The Sacrifice		bongos	The Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble	7:45
1957-02-25	Lady in Red		percussion	Candido	4:15
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	instruments
	Candido		percussion	Candido feat. Al Cohn
	Candido		percussion	Candido feat. Al Cohn
	Cumbia & Jazz Fusion	Candido Camero	congas	Charles Mingus
	vocals
	Tanjah	Candido Camero	spoken vocals	Randy Weston
	composed
	Conga Descarga	Candido Camero
	Conga Soul	Candido Camero
	Dark Eyes	Candido Camero
	Lady Eve	Candido Camero
	New Secrets	Candido Camero

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