Rarely does a percussionist reach the level of excellence of Giovanni Hidalgo. He has traveled the globe, performing with Dizzie Gillespie, "El Rey" Tito Puente, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon and the Grateful Dead Learn More
Rarely does a percussionist reach the level of excellence of Giovanni Hidalgo. He has traveled the globe, performing with Dizzie Gillespie, "El Rey" Tito Puente, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon and the Grateful Dead Learn More
There are few for whom we reserve the title “master”. One is conguero Giovanni Hidalgo. Giovanni Hidalgo has played a major role in shaping the way the world thinks about hand drumming. And he has used LP to do that. He replicates sounds with his hands that drummers normally make with sticks. Ambidextrous, with faultless technical skills and superb musicality, he has created a style all his own. Learn More
Rarely does a percussionist reach the level of excellence of Giovanni Hidalgo. He has traveled the globe, performing with Dizzie Gillespie, "El Rey" Tito Puente, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon and the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart. While Giovanni is known primarily as a Master Conguero, he is brilliant playing all percussion instruments. Ambidextrous, with faultless technical skills and superb musicality, he has created a style all his own. He continuously expands the boundaries of his music.The LP Giovanni Palladium Series have a retro design with unique exterior bands that harken back to the days of the famous Palladium Dance Hall. Learn More
There are few for whom we reserve the title “master”. One is conguero Giovanni Hidalgo. Giovanni Hidalgo has played a major role in shaping the way the world thinks about hand drumming. And he has used LP to do that. He replicates sounds with his hands that drummers normally make with sticks. Ambidextrous, with faultless technical skills and superb musicality, he has created a style all his own. Learn More
The Legends series is now richer for the inclusion of LP Legend Series Jose Madera Congas, winner of the 2009 M.I.P.A Award for best percussion product. Musical director Jose "Joe" Madera, born in New York City to Jose "Pin" Madera (first arranger for the Machito Orchestra), played timbales with “Machito” in his teens. He later became Tito Puente's conguero for 30 years and was the musical director of the Tito Puente Orchestra for 10 years. Jose has been staff arranger at Fania Records since the 1970s and has performed on over 100 recordings in Latin, Pop, R&B, and Jazz music. Learn More