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Interview with George Delgado |
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Written by Torqueo
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Saturday, 08 December 2007 |
Interview with George Delgado, filmed at his place in the Bronx, NY.
Brief Bio
George Delgado, who is of Puerto Rican descent, was born in the Bronx,
NY, on July 19, 1965. When he was six years old, George's father began
teaching him how to play congas and timbales. From that point onward,
Delgado took over his own musical education and learned to play all
forms of percussion.
At fourteen, Delgado began playing timbales with Tito Rojas' El
Conjonto Borincano. Since then, he has played with Santiago Ceron,
Manny Oquendo's Libre, Tony Vega, Tito Nieves, Eddie Palmieri, Tito
Puente, Celia Cruz, Jimmy Bosh, Steve Torre, the Spanish Harlem
Orchestra, Soneros del Barrio and many other accomplished Latin Jazz
musicians.
Artists who have influenced Delgado include Jose Mangual Sr., Manny
Oquendo, Johnny Rodriguez, Jimmy Delgado, Eddie Montalvo, Nicky
Marrero, Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Orestes Vilato, and Yeyito Iglesias.
Actively involved in music education since 1989, Delgado first began
teaching percussion at Johnny Colon's East Harlem Music. He joined Boys
Harbor Performing Arts as a teacher, in 1992, after being introduced to
the Center by his good friend, Jimmy Delgado.
George has traveled throughout Europe, Japan, The Caribbean, and The
United States, and has performed clinics for the Abanico School in
Paris, France.
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