Milton Cardona
Milton Cardona (born November 21, 1944 in Mayagüez , Puerto Rico , † September 19, 2014 in New York City , United States ) was a Puerto Rican percussionist ( conga , batá drum ) and singer, who was in the salsa scene as well as in Latin jazz was represented.
Life
Cardona, who came to North America at the age of five, first learned the violin as a child and switched to bass after seven years . In the 1960s he concentrated on percussion and singing , initially as a street musician in New York City . Then he was part of Willie Colón's band for forty years ; between 1974 and 1987 he was also a member of Héctor Lavoe's band . He also played with musicians such as Tito Puente , Herbie Hancock , David Byrne , Eddie Palmieri , Hilton Ruiz , David Sánchez , Celia Cruz , Michael Brecker , Ronnie Cuber , Paquito D'Rivera , Tom Harrell , JJ Johnson , Jonny King ( The Meltdown , 1997), the Mingus Big Band , Herbie Mann , later also with Don Byron , Grace Jones , Paul Simon , Rabih Abou-Khalil and Roberta Flack . He has given concerts in Europe with Reinhard Flatischler's Mega Drums and in various ensembles of Kip Hanrahan . He was part of Jerry Gonzalez 's Fort Apache Band and toured with Dave Samuels in 2001 . In total, he was involved in the recording of more than 700 albums.
Cardona was a Lucumis - priest of the New York Santería scene and was regarded as an authority for their chants and rhythms in which the Bata drums play a central role. His first, by Kip Hanrahan produced album Bembe contains parts of an authentic Orisha - ceremony .
Milton Cardona died of heart failure on September 19, 2014 in the Bronx , New York City, aged 69 .
Discographic notes
- Bembe (1994)
- Cambucha (1999)
Web links
- Literature by and about Milton Cardona in the catalog of the German National Library
- Milton Cardona at Allmusic (English)
- Biography on culturebase.net
- Appreciation by Kip Hanrahan
- Milton Cardona at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Pareles: Milton Cardona, Keeper of New York Salsa's Beat, Dies at 69th obituary in The New York Times, September 26, 2014 (accessed September 27, 2014).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cardona, Milton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Puerto Rican percussionist (conga, batá drum) and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mayagüez , Puerto Rico |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th September 2014 |
| Place of death | New York City , United States |