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Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Pedrito Martinez
- City: Brooklyn, New York
- Country: United States
- Hometown: Havana, Cuba
My Life & Work
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Bio:
Pedro Pablo “Pedrito” Martinez was born in Havana, Cuba, Sept 12, 1973. Having settled in New York City in the fall of 1998, by 2000, he had been awarded the Thelonius Monk Award for Afro-Latin Hand Percussion and was featured in the documentary film, Calle 54.
Pedrito has recorded or performed with Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Paquito D’Rivera, Bruce Springsteen, and Sting and has contributed, as a percussionist and vocalist, to over 50 albums. Mr. Martinez was also a founding member of the highly successful, Afro-Cuban/Afro-Beat band, Yerba Buena, with which he recorded two albums and toured the world.
Pedrito’s career as a leader began in 2005 with the formation in NYC of The Pedrito Martinez Group. The group’s Grammy-nominated first album was released October, 2013 and was chosen among NPR’s Favorite Albums of 2013 and The Boston Globe Critics Top Ten Albums of 2013.
Habana Dreams, PMG’s second album, was released in June 2016. Guests include, Ruben Blades, Isaac Delgado, Wynton Marsalis, Descemer Bueno, Roman Diaz, Angelique Kidjo, and Telmary Diaz. Accolades for Habana Dreams include #1 Latin Jazz Album in NPR’s Jazz Critics Top Jazz Albums for 2016 and being named among Boston Globe World Music Albums for 2016.
My Media
- ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UCpZvyedl7WcfL8weVeGa7Sw
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/pedritomartinezmusic
- ▶ Twitter: pmartinezmusic
- ▶ Instagram: pedritomartinezmusic
- ▶ Website: http://pedritomartinezmusic.com
- ▶ Article: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/30/magazine/latin-beat-new-york.html
Click to Listen on Spotify
- ▶ (Album/Podcast 1): http://open.spotify.com/album/0mqmxZ4vs039occdVVPHje
- ▶ (Album/Podcast 2): http://open.spotify.com/album/1yBTWNsb8aHK8Yzekyijjv
- ▶ (Album/Podcast 3): http://open.spotify.com/album/1SW7WYNVqXh4BXJFkfWJTj
- ▶ (Album/Podcast 4): http://open.spotify.com/album/4ZF776Qw9yNzIx7a3e3LkP
- ▶ (Album/Podcast 5): http://open.spotify.com/album/5ee4DMMz9XdXPbp3qwV7Od
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Quotes, Notes & Etc.
“Pedrito is a genius…working with him has been a revelation to me.”
Wynton Marsalis
“The Pedrito Martinez Group is the real thing. They had the club JUMPING! It made me feel like a teenager!”
Quincy Jones
“The Pedrito Martinez Group is writing a new chapter in Cuban music history”
NPR All Things Considered
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