PEDRITO MARTINEZ

For Pedrito Martínez, Antonio Sánchez, Michael League Elipsis search under "Elipsis". Cuban percussionist, conga and bata player, vocalist (also as Yoruba speaker), producer, songwriter, based in New York. Pretty eclectic, he participated in numerous projects, also credited as "Pedro Martinez". Born in Havana, Cuba, Sept 12, 1973, moved to New York in 1998. from discogs Since arriving in the United States at the end of the 1990s, the Cuban percussionist Pedro Martinez has been all over the place, putting rumba and guaguancó into the weave of all kinds of groups. But when his drums, singing and writing are the focus – as is the case in his new band– he’s an incomparable performer. - Ben Ratliff, New York Times June 25, 2010   The Pedrito Martinez Group has its roots planted firmly in the Afro-Cuban Rumba tradition and in the bata rhythmsand vocal chants of the music of Yoruba and Santeria. Ben Ratliff summed read more...