LITTLE JOHNNY RIVERO
Afro-Cuban Jazz • United States
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Little Johnny Rivero legendary congero, percussionist, producer, song writer and band leader was born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents. As a young boy, Little Johnny was drawn to the sounds and rhythms of the rumberos players from Jefferson and Randall's Island parks. Little Johnny began practicing percussion at age ten and played in the school band. Soon after, he took dance lesson which eventually led to performances on stage with the bands of the era at such famous venues as The Manhattan Center, The Colgate Garden, Copacabana and the Palladium. At age fourteen, Little Johnny joined Orquesta Colon, the youngest Latin band in New York City and recorded two albums with them. Johnny moved to Puerto Rico with his parents and joined La Sonora Ponceña. After playing bongos with them for a year and a half he switched to congas, which rekindled the love
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