Giovanni Hidalgo a.k.a. "Mañenguito" (born November 22, 1963) is a Latin jazz percussionist.
Early years
Hidalgo was born in
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, Puerto Rico, where he received his primary education. His grandfather was a musician, and his father, José Manuel Hidalgo "Mañengue", was a renowned
conga
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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
Changuito
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Biography
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In 1985, Hidalgo was performing with Eddie Palmieri at the Village Gate in New York City when
Dizzy Gillespie
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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
Berklee College of Music
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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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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, Michael Leonhart, 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 '' Planet Drum'' ( Rykodisc, 1991), performed by an ensemble of the same name led by
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of The Grateful Dead. He played on another one of Hart's Grammy-winning albums, '' Global Drum Project'' and on the album '' Danzón (Dance On)'' ( GRP, 1993) by Arturo Sandoval which won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance. ''Hands of Rhythm'' ( RMM, 1997), Hidalgo's album with Michel Camilo, 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
Berklee College of Music
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during the sixteenth consecutive year that faculty members from the school visited Puerto Rico for one of its global outreach programs.
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 Dave Valentin
* 1987 - ''Mind Time'' ( GRP)
* 1988 - ''Live at the Blue Note'' (GRP)
With
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* 1985 - ''Few Short Notes From the End Run'' ( Justin Time)
* 1990 - ''Tenderness'' (Yellowbird)
* 1995 - ''All Roads Are Made of the Flesh'' (American Clave)
With
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* 1986 - ''Aqui Se Puede'' (Montuno)
* 1989 - ''Samba De Flora'' (Montuno)
* 2000 - ''Homeless''
* 2003 - ''Life After That'' (
Narada
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With Hilton Ruiz
* 1992 - ''Manhattan Mambo Soundtrack'' ( Telarc)
* 1992 - ''Live at Birdland'' (
Candid
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* 1995 - ''Hands on Percussion'' (RMM)
With Paquito D'Rivera
* 1987 - ''Celebration'' (
Columbia
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)
* 1990 - ''Reunion'' (Termidor)
With Eddie Palmieri
* 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 / Eddie Palmieri Project
* 2006 - ''Simpático'' (ArtistShare)
With Tito Puente
* 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
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* 2012 - ''
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'' (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'' ( Sony Discos)
With Michel Camilo
* 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
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* 1989 - '' Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' ( Enja)
* 2007 - ''Live at the Jazz Plaza Festival 1985'' (MVD)
With McCoy Tyner
* 1999 - ''McCoy Tyner & The Latin All-Stars'' (Telarc)
* 2007 - ''Afro Blue'' (Telarc)
With Jerry Rivera
* 1990 - ''Abriendo Puertas'' (Discos CBS)
* 2009 - ''DOS Clasicos'' (Sony)
With others
* 1986 - ''Word Up!'' - Cameo ( Mercury)
* 1992 - ''Pintando Lunas'' -
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( Blue Note)
* 1998 - ''Havana Blues'' - Armando Rodriguez ( Palmetto)
* 2000 - ''Rhythms for a New Millennium'' - Alex Acuña (Tonga)
* 2000 - ''Best Kept Secret'' - Ralph Irizarry ( Shanachie)
* 2000 - ''Conga Kings'' -
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(Cheeba/
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* 2001 - ''Yo Por Ti'' - Olga Tañón ( Warner Bros.)
* 2001 - ''TNT (Trombone-N-Tenor)'' -
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(Red Ink)
* 2002 - ''Together Again'' - Juan Pablo Torres (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 ( Machete)
* 2006 - ''Codes'' -
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(Blue Note)
* 2006 - ''Telegrafia Sin Hilo'' -
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* 2007 - ''En Primera Plana'' -
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(Solar Music Group)
* 2008 - ''Canto a America Latina'' - Andres Jimenez (Cuatro Menguante)
Filmography
*1995 - ''Conga Virtuoso'' (DVD) Warner Bros.
*1996 - ''In The Tradition'' (DVD) Warner Bros.
*2004 - ''Traveling Through Time'' (with Horacio Hernandez) (DVD) Music Video Distributors