Cuban Musicians Honored at the Smithsonian Institute.
Latin Beat Magazine › Vol. 9 Nbr. 3, April 1999
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Cuban Musicians Honored at the Smithsonian Institute.
On Saturday, February 27, 1999, four conga drummers, a trumpeter, and the musical director of a legendary orchestra were honored at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C., for their contributions to the evolution of the Mambo and Afro-Cuban jazz.
This event began on November 12, 1998, when Hector Corporan of the Smithsonian Associates mailed this writer, Machito's son Mario Grillo, trumpeter Chocolate Armenteros, music historians Dr. Cristobal Diaz-Ayala and UCLA professor Dr. Raul Fernández, and percussionists Carlos "Patato" Valdés, Armando Peraza, Francisco Aguabella and Candido Cameró invitations to participate in a panel discussion regarding THE MAMBO AND ITS AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ COUSIN. Scheduled to perform during a 3-hour evening concert was the Machito Orchestra under the direction of timbalero Mario Grillo with vocalist Herman Olivera, pianist Gil Colón, Jr., trumpeters John Carlson, Piro Rodríguez, Larry Moses and Chocolate Armentero...See the full content of this document
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