Giovanni Hidalgo a.k.a. "Mañenguito" (born November 22, 1963) is a Latin jazz percussionist.

Early years

Hidalgo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he received his primary education. His grandfather was a musician, and his father, José Manuel Hidalgo "Mañengue", was a renowned

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player. Hidalgo was raised in a household surrounded by drums, bongos, congas, and timbales.Drummer World
/ref> For his eighth birthday, he received a conga which was handmade by his father. As a young child he practiced and developed his skills on the conga and on other instruments in his house. Hidalgo would drum a tune with sticks and then play the same tune with his hands.

Music career

Hidalgo auditioned and was hired by the Batacumbele Band in 1980. In 1981, he traveled with the band to Cuba, where he met a musician by the name

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at the

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in New York City when

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walked in and listened to him play. Gillespie was so impressed with Hidalgo that he told him that someday in the future they must get together and play. In 1988 Hidalgo joined Gillespie's United Nation Orchestra. In 1992, Hidalgo was hired as an adjunct professor at the

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in Boston. He taught many types of rhythm: Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican,

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, African, and jazz. He held this academic position until 1996. During his career, he has worked with

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, and

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with Hildalgo on percussion (with the exception of "Don't Bogart That Joint", which was performed a cappella) and a brass section of Aaron Johnson, Stuart Bogie, Ian Hendrickson,

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, and Eric Biondo. In October 2016, the ring finger of his left hand was amputated due to an infection related to diabetes. In March, 2017 a benefit for him was held at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx, New York to assist him with his expenses. Since that time much of his left-hand playing has been done with a stick.

Awards and honors

In 1991 Hidalgo received a

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for his contribution to the album ''

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'' (

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, 1991), performed by an ensemble of the same name led by

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. He played on another one of Hart's Grammy-winning albums, ''

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'' and on the album '' Danzón (Dance On)'' ( GRP, 1993) by

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which won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance. ''Hands of Rhythm'' ( RMM, 1997), Hidalgo's album with

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, received a Grammy nomination, as did ''The Body Acoustic'' ( Chesky, 2004), al album recorded by Hidalgo,

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, and Andy Gonzalez. In May 2010, Hidalgo was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from

during the sixteenth consecutive year that faculty members from the school visited Puerto Rico for one of its global outreach programs.

Discography

As leader

* 1992 ''Villa Hidalgo'' (Pimienta) * 1993 ''Worldwide'' ( RMM) * 1995 ''Time Shifter'' (RMM) * 1997 ''Hands of Rhythm'' (RMM) * 1999 ''Best Friends'' (Sony)

As sideman

With Zaperoko * 1984 - ''Still Crazy'' (Montuno) * 1986 - ''Tarde en la Noche'' (Zap's) * 2006 - ''Zaperoko 3'' (Libertad) With Batacumbele * 1981 - ''Con Un Poco De Songo'' (Disco Hit) * 1987 - ''Afro Caribbean Jazz'' (Montuno) * 1988 - ''In Concert: Live at the University of Puerto Rico'' (Montuno) With

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* 1987 - ''Mind Time'' ( GRP) * 1988 - ''Live at the Blue Note'' (GRP) With

* 1985 - ''Few Short Notes From the End Run'' ( Justin Time) * 1990 - ''Tenderness'' (Yellowbird) * 1995 - ''All Roads Are Made of the Flesh'' (American Clave) With

* 1986 - ''Aqui Se Puede'' (Montuno) * 1989 - ''Samba De Flora'' (Montuno) * 2000 - ''Homeless'' * 2003 - ''Life After That'' (

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) With

* 1992 - ''Manhattan Mambo Soundtrack'' (

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) * 1992 - ''Live at Birdland'' ( Candid) * 1995 - ''Hands on Percussion'' (RMM) With Paquito D'Rivera * 1987 - ''Celebration'' ( Columbia) * 1990 - ''Reunion'' (Termidor) With

* 1984 -''Palo Pá Rumba'' (Fania) * 1985 -''Solito'' (Fania) * 1987 -''The Truth-La Verdad'' (Fania) * 2005 - ''Listen Here!'' (Concord) With Jazz Hamilton * 2008 -''My Soul'' (Akoustik) With The Brian Lynch /

Project * 2006 - ''Simpático'' (ArtistShare) With

* 1992 - ''Live at the Village Gate'' (Tropi Jazz) * 1993 - ''Golden Latin Jazz All Stars in Session'' (RMM) * 2002 - ''Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival'' (Playboy Jazz) With

* 1991 - ''Planet Drum'' (

) * 1998 - ''

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'' (Rykodisc) * 1996 - ''

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'' (Rykodisc) * 2009 - ''

'' (

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) * 2012 - '' Mysterium Tremendum'' (360° Productions) * 2022 - '' In the Groove'' (Valley Entertainment) With

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* 1992 - ''Queen of the Night''(Sound Wave) * 1994 - ''Speed of Light'' (Meltdown/B&W) * 2002 - ''Flora Purim Sings Milton Nascimento'' (Narada) * 2005 - ''Flora's Song'' (Narada) With Humberto Ramirez * 1992 - ''Jazz Project'' (Tropi Jazz) * 1993 - ''Aspects'' (RMM) * 1999 - ''Best Friends'' (

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) With

* 1994 - ''One More Once'' (Columbia) * 2011 - ''Mano a Mano'' (EmArcy/Pgd) With

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* 1991 - ''Bolivia'' ( Musicmasters) * 1998 - ''God Bless the Child'' (Musicmasters) With

* 1989 - '' Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' (

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) * 2007 - ''Live at the Jazz Plaza Festival 1985'' (MVD) With

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* 1999 - ''McCoy Tyner & The Latin All-Stars'' (Telarc) * 2007 - ''Afro Blue'' (Telarc) With

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* 1990 - ''Abriendo Puertas'' (Discos CBS) * 2009 - ''DOS Clasicos'' (Sony) With others * 1986 - ''Word Up!'' - Cameo (

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) * 1992 - ''Pintando Lunas'' -

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(RMM) * 1993 - ''Heroes'' - Hilton Ruiz (Telarc) * 1993 - ''Danzon'' (Dance On) -

(GRP) * 1996 - ''Evolucionando'' - Johnny Almendra (RMM) * 1997 - ''Marching to Mars'' -

(Universal) * 1998 - ''Larry Harlow's Latin Legend Band'' - Larry Harlow (Sony Discos) * 1998 - ''Antiguo'' -

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(

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) * 1998 - ''Havana Blues'' - Armando Rodriguez ( Palmetto) * 2000 - ''Rhythms for a New Millennium'' -

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(Tonga) * 2000 - ''Best Kept Secret'' - Ralph Irizarry ( Shanachie) * 2000 - ''Conga Kings'' -

( Chesky) * 2000 - ''Galeria Caribe'' -

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(Sony) * 2000 - ''Imprint'' -

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) * 2000 -

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) * 2001 - ''Yo Por Ti'' -

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) * 2001 - ''TNT (Trombone-N-Tenor)'' -

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(Telarc) * 2001 - ''Jazz Descargas'' - Conga Kings (Chesky) * 2002 - ''Mondo Head'' -

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(Red Ink) * 2002 - ''Together Again'' -

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(MusicHaus) * 2002 - ''Lo Bueno De La Vida'' - Orlando Poleo (Sony) * 2004 - ''Body Acoustic'' - Body Acoustic (Chesky) * 2004 - ''Desahogo'' - Vico-C (EMI) * 2004 - ''My Music, My Friends, My Time'' - Oskar Cartaya (O.Y.E.) * 2004 - ''Como Nunca...Como Siempre'' - Limi-T 21 (EMI Latin) * 2005 - ''Sabor Cubano'' - Alina Izquierdo (Pimienta) * 2006 - ''Descarga En California'' - Rebeca Mauleon (Pimienta) * 2006 - ''Masa Con Masa'' - Millo Torres (

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) * 2006 - ''Codes'' -

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(Blue Note) * 2006 - ''Telegrafia Sin Hilo'' -

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) * 2007 - ''En Primera Plana'' -

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(La Calle) * 2007 - ''90 Millas'' -

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(Solar Music Group) * 2008 - ''Canto a America Latina'' - Andres Jimenez (Cuatro Menguante)

Filmography

*1995 - ''Conga Virtuoso'' (DVD)

*1996 - ''In The Tradition'' (DVD) Warner Bros. *2004 - ''Traveling Through Time'' (with

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References

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