Alabanciosa manny oquendo biography

          Manny Oquendo began percussion studes in and gained drumming experience with the bands of Carlos Valero, Luis del Campo, Juan "El Boy" Torres.

          Manny Oquendo (born 1-Jan) is a Latin/American percussionist, influenced by Cuban drumming....

          Manny Oquendo

          American drummer

          Manny Oquendo (January 1, 1931 – March 25, 2009) was an American percussionist of Puerto Rican ancestry.

          His main instruments were the timbales and the bongos.[1]

          He was a long-time member of Eddie Palmieri's Conjunto La Perfecta, which he left in the 1970s to co-lead the Conjunto Libre.

          Life and career

          Oquendo grew up in New York City and began studying percussion in 1945.

          This is has been the most powerful U.S. salsa band in the history This is patented "Mo a" style is evident in the tunes "Alabanciosa" and "Mejor que Nunca".

        1. This is has been the most powerful U.S. salsa band in the history This is patented "Mo a" style is evident in the tunes "Alabanciosa" and "Mejor que Nunca".
        2. Oquendo literally grew up on Latin music.
        3. Manny Oquendo (born 1-Jan) is a Latin/American percussionist, influenced by Cuban drumming.
        4. Oquendo was born in Brooklyn, NYC, of Puerto Rican parentage on January.
        5. This is patented "Moña" style is evident in the tunes "Alabanciosa" and "Mejor que Nunca".

          6. He worked in the bands of Tropical and Latin music ensembles such as Carlos Valero, Luis del Campo, Juan "El Boy" Torres, Luciano "Chano" Pozo, José Budet, Juanito Sanabria, Marcelino Guerra, José Curbelo, and Pupi Campo.

          In 1950, he became the bongó player for Tito Puente.

          Following this he played with Tito Rodríguez in 1954 and Vicentico Valdés in 1955. He worked freelance in New York before joining Eddie Palmieri's Conjunto La Perfecta in 1962, where he helped develop the New York–style of the Mozambique rhythm.[2][3]

          He co-led