A consummate master of the Afro-Cuban folkloric music and the bata drum, Pedrito Martinez is one of Cuba's hottest musical exports. He has performed with dozens of Cuban rumba groups and contributed ...

The pianist and the percussionist/vocalist combine their talents in a playful and innovative collaboration, produced by Quincy Jones. Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is ...

The Pedrito Martinez Group, an Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble, delivered a high-energy Spoleto performance June 3 featuring a ...

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Martinez did not stay in the audience for long. By age 13, he was already playing with folk music groups. On Saturday, May 13, at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, together with his band of four ...

The charismatic Pedrito Martinez Group - a veritable 'Latino Fab Four' - who met and started playing together at the Guantanamera restaurant in New York City five years ago, is led by the much ...

When I call him on Thursday morning, September 22, Pedrito Martinez is sitting in his New York City home, preparing for a trip. Come Friday night, September 23, he will be sitting behind his drum kit ...

Tonight, The Tipping Point will roll in again. Tulane University’s 9th annual all-star benefit concert, staging at the historic Orpheum Theatre, will unite a dream team of New Orleans’ foremost ...

Generations is a wonderful exploration of the bop and post-bop era. Steve Turre both looks back to his roots while encouraging the next generation of musicians to find their voice. It's a position ...

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