Milton Cardona is a percussionist, vocalist and conga

Conga

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 player from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

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Biography

Milton has made over 500 recordings in his career and was highly influenced by Mongo Santamaria

Mongo Santamaría

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. He studied violin during his childhood in Puerto Rico and played bass professionally in New York City

New York City

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 at youth before speeding into full percussion. He has collaborated with Kip Hanrahan

Kip Hanrahan

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, Spike Lee

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, Paul Simon

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, Willie Colón

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, David Byrne

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, Cachao

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, Larry Harlow

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, Eddie Palmieri

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, Don Byron

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, Celia Cruz

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, Hector Lavoe

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, Ned Rothenberg

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, Rabih Abou-Khalil

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 and Jack Bruce

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 from the rock band Cream

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Selected discography

• Beautiful Scars (2007)
• Bembé (1985)
• Cambucha
  Cambucha
  -Track listing:...
  
   (1999)
• Cosa Nuestra
  Cosa Nuestra
  -Personnel:*Eric Matos: Trombone*Little “Louie” Romero: Timbal*Milton Cardona: Conga*José Mangual Jr.: Bongo, Cowbell*Santi González: Bass*Professor Joe Torres: Piano*Producer: Jerry Masucci*Audio Engineer: Irv Greenbaum*Recording Director: Johnny Pacheco...
  
   (1969)
• Rei Momo
  Rei Momo
  Rei Momo is an album by David Byrne, released on October 3, 1989 that features many Afro-Cuban, Afro-Hispanic, and Brazilian song styles including merengue, Cuban Son, samba, mambo, cumbia, cha-cha-chá, bomba, and charanga....
  
   (1989)
• Songs from The Capeman
  Songs From the Capeman
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   (1997)
• Tenderness
  Tenderness (album)
  Tenderness is a dark experimental [Latin Jazz meets Downtown Music] recording under the musical direction of Kip Hanrahan.-Track listing:#'...Faith In The Pants, Not In The Prick...' - 5:37...
  
  (1990)