Tata Güines

Federico Arístides Soto Alejo (June 30, 1930 – February 4, 2008), better known as Tata Güines, was a Cuban percussionist, bandleader and arranger. He was widely regarded as a master of the conga drum, and alongside Carlos "Patato" Valdés, influential in the development of contemporary Afro-Cuban music, including Afro-Cuban jazz. He specialized in a form of improvisation known as descarga, a format in which he recorded numerous albums throughout the years with Cachao, Frank Emilio Flynn, Estrellas de Areito, Alfredo Rodríguez and Jane Bunnett, among others. In the 1990s he released two critically acclaimed albums as a leader: Pasaporte and Aniversario. His composition "Pa' gozar" has become a standard of the descarga genre.

Pasaporte (Remasterizado) - 2019-01-18T00:00:00.000000Z

The Real Cuban Music - 100 Essential Greatest Hits (Remasterizado) - 2018-11-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Descargando una Rumba - 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000000Z

The Real Cuban Music - Latin Jazz (Remasterizado) - 2017-06-30T00:00:00.000000Z

El Tesoro de la Isla, Vol. 2 - 2016-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z

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