Cándido Antomattei

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Cándido Antomattei
Genre(s) Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin jazz, salsa, mambo
Occupation(s) singer, director, guitar maker
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar
Years active 1950s~1960s
Label(s) Tumbao Cuban Classics, Combo Records, Ansonia Records, Peer International, La Plata Records, Faison Records
Associated acts Arsenio Rodríguez

Cándido Antomattei is a Afro-Cuban and Latin Jazz singer, guitarist, and guitar maker of Puerto Rican origin. He became a member of Arsenio Rodríguez's band in Havana, Cuba in the early 1950s. The band itself is considered to be one of the first founding bands of musical genres such as "Mambo", and "Salsa". It is also said that Arsenio Rodríguez himself is the true creator of mambo. Cándido has performed with Arsenio from his last years in Cuba through to his arrival in Spanish Harlem, New York City in 1953.

As it is currently known, Cándido is featured on seven of Arsenio's albums as a main vocalist. Often he appears alongside another vocalist René Scull, who is Arsenio's cousin and a founding member of the first Arsenio Rodriguez conjunto. In addition to these albums, Cándido Antomattei also has two albums of his own. On his album Candido Y Las Super Estrellas, Cándido acts as the singer and director. Likewise the albums feature Arsenio Rodríguez in the band.

[edit] Discography

Arsenio Rodríguez Y Su Conjunto releases
  • 1952: "El Barroso"
  • 1952: "Clasicas De Un"
  • 1953: "Como Se Goza En El Barrio" Label: Tumbao Cuban Classics
  • 1957: "Sabroso Y Caliente"
  • 1958: "Primitivo" Label: Combo Records
  • 1959-60: "Arsenio Rodríguez Y Su Conjunto" New York Label: Ansonia Records ALP 1337
  • 1998: "Sonero" Label: Peer International (Re-issue)
Cándido Antomattei releases
  • 1994: "Candido Y Las Super Estrellas" Label: La Plata Records CA-1900 (Re-issue)
  • 1995: "Candido Con Arsenio Rodriguez Y Estrellas" Label: Faison FCD-512 (Re-issue)
Other releases
  • 1953: "Cuban Classics Vol. XIII": Arsenio Rodríguez, Chano Pozo, Estrellas Juveniles (Re-issue 2001) Label: [WS Latino] 4218

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