Artiste · Porto Rico
Giovanni Hidalgo
Depuis 1963
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Giovanni Hidalgo (9 mars 1963 à San Juan (Porto Rico) est un percussionniste portoricain.
En 1980, il rejoint le groupe Batacumbele.
En 1981, il voyage à Cuba, où il fait la connaissance de Changuito.
En 1985, il joue avec Eddie Palmieri à New York et, en 1988, il rejoint le Dizzy Gillespie United Nations Jazz Orchestra.
Il a été professeur du Berklee College of Music à Boston mais, en 1996, il en démissionne pour se consacrer aux percussions en concert avec diverses formations.
Il a joué notamment avec Charlie et Eddie Palmieri, Jack Bruce, Paul Simon, Art Blakey et d'autres.
En 2001 il publie l'album "Jazz Descargas" avec les Conga Kings.
Hidalgo est à l'origine de la technique moderne des congas en partie inspirée de la technique des baguettes. La technique de Giovanni Hidalgo reste à ce jour inégalée aux congas.
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Aussi en English
Giovanni Hidalgo (born November 22, 1963, in San Juan, Puerto Rico), also known as "Mañenguito", is a Grammy Award-winning Latin jazz percussionist, widely regarded as one of the greatest conga players in the world. Renowned for his virtuosic speed, precision, and innovation, he revolutionized hand drumming by blending Afro-Caribbean rhythms with jazz, funk, and other global influences.
Hidalgo gained international prominence in the 1980s through collaborations with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Palmieri, and Mickey Hart. He was a core member of Gillespie’s United Nations Orchestra and co-winner of the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album in 1992 for *Planet Drum* alongside Mickey Hart and other percussion legends.
A dedicated educator, Hidalgo served as a professor at Berklee College of Music and has mentored generations of percussionists around the world. Despite health challenges in recent years, he continues to perform, record, and tour internationally, including recent trio work and upcoming performances across the United States and Europe.
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Discographie
Albums
- 1992 Villa Hidalgo
- 1992 Worldwide
- 1997 Hands of Rhythm
- 2007 Global Drum Project
- 2008 The Body Acoustic
- 2008 Best Friends
- 2022 Planet Drum: In the Groove
- 2024 Jubilation
- Time Shifter
