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the Pedrito Martinez Group at South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center
Courtesy of Michelle Majerus-Uelmen | Posted on January 28, 2015
Where
South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center
901 15th Avenue
South Milwaukee, WI
Map
(414) 766-5049
When
Fri, February 13, 2015
7:30 pm
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Musicians
About
The Pedrito Martinez Group has its roots planted firmly in the Afro-Cuban Rumba tradition and in the bata rhythms and vocal chants of the music of Yoruba and Santeria. The group is an extraordinarily tight and creative unit with a home base gig in Midtown Manhattan at Guantanamera, where they’ve built a fan base that includes Steve Gadd, Ravi Coltrane, Taj Mahal, Eric Clapton, John Scofield, Roger Waters, Derek Trucks, Herlin Riley, and Will Lee. Martinez was born in Havana, Cuba, and began his career at the age of 11, performing as vocalist and percussionist with Cuban legends Tata Güines and Muñequitos de Matanzas...