Changuito R.I.P.

[mikeweil]

Cuban percussionist Jose Luis Quintana, known as Changuito, born 18 January 1948 in Casablanca, Cuba, died 6 June 2025.

He was known for more or less inventing the Songo style that he popularized with his band Los Van Van, formed by bassist Juan Formell.

 

 

BTW - the conguero named Changuito on three of Cal Tjader's first albums for Verve, is a different person, Wilfredo Vicente. 

Edited 4 hours ago by mikeweil

[JSngry]

Los Van Van I certainly know, he himself not so much, but RIP.