Cándido Camero

Cuban percussionist (1921-2020)
Person human Q83693
Cándido Camero
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Cándido Camero

Summary

Cándido Camero is a human[1]. His place of birth was Havana[2]. He was born on April 22, 1921[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on November 7, 2020[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], percussionist[7], and composer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Havana[2], Cándido Camero…
  • Cándido Camero passed away in New York City[4].
  • Cándido Camero was born on April 22, 1921[3].
  • Cándido Camero died on November 7, 2020[5].
  • Cándido Camero held citizenship in Cuba[10].
  • Cándido Camero's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Cándido Camero worked as a percussionist[7].
  • Cándido Camero worked as a composer[8].
  • Cándido Camero's field of work was jazz[11].
  • Cándido Camero's field of work was percussion performance[12].
  • Cándido Camero received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[13].
  • Cándido Camero received the NEA Jazz Masters[14].
  • Cándido Camero is recorded as male[15].
  • Cándido Camero's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Cándido Camero's genre is jazz[17].
  • Cándido Camero's genre is Afro-Cuban jazz[18].
  • Cándido Camero's genre is disco[19].
  • Cándido Camero's record label is recorded as Blue Note[20].
  • Cándido Camero's record label is recorded as ABC Records[21].
  • Cándido Camero's record label is recorded as Chesky Records[22].
  • Cándido Camero's record label is recorded as Salsoul Records[23].
  • Cándido Camero's record label is recorded as Polydor[24].
  • Cándido Camero's record label is recorded as Roulette[25].
  • Cándido Camero's Commons category is recorded as Candido Camero[26].
  • Cándido Camero's family name is recorded as Guerra[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1921-04-22[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-11-07[31]

  • Genre(s): afro-cuban jazz, jazz, jazz-funk, latin disco, latin jazz[32]

  • Community tags: afro-cuban jazz, cuban, jazz, jazz-funk, latin disco, latin jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1f92d1d9-7b72-4774-9cf2-719b1203c0ff[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Havana[2], Cándido Camero… he was born on April 22, 1921[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], percussionist[7], and composer[8]. Fields of work include jazz[11], a music genre[35], founded in 1917[36] and percussion performance[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[13], a class of award[37], in United States[38], founded in 2004[39] and NEA Jazz Masters[14], an award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1982[42].

Death and Burial

Cándido Camero died on November 7, 2020[5]. He passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Cándido Camero ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Cándido Camero born?

Cándido Camero's place of birth was Havana[2].

Where did Cándido Camero die?

Cándido Camero died in New York City[4].

What did Cándido Camero do for work?

Cándido Camero worked as jazz musician[6], percussionist[7], and composer[8].

What awards did Cándido Camero receive?

Honors received include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[13] and NEA Jazz Masters[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . npr.org. npr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation jazz musician, percussionist, composer
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