Carlos “Patato” Valdéz, the legendary Cuban percussionist and master conga player, passed away at age 81 of respiratory failure in NYC on Tuesday December 4th, 2007. The date is a significant one for Cubans and for Patato in particular, as December 4th is Changó Day, Santa Barbara Day, one of the most powerful and important dieties in the Afro-Cuban religious pantheon of Santeriá. Patato was a son of changó, “hijo de changó”.
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