Musician Carlos Valdes, a Cuban native whose conga playing made him a legend among Latin jazz percussionists, has died. He was 81.
Valdes died Tuesday night of complications from emphysema in Cleveland, where he had been hospitalized since Nov. 11, said Charles Carlini, a New York-based concert promoter and booking agent for Valdes.
Valdes, who lived in New York and had been working with his group the Conga Kings, had recently performed in California, including an appearance...
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