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Article: Jack Costanzo: 'Mr. Bongo'. (bailarín y músico)(TA: dancer and musician)(Interview)
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- Latin Beat Magazine
- Article date:
- September 1, 1998
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Throughout music history, there are transcendent figures who have helped to propel music forward with dedication and passion. This is particularly true of percussionist Jack Costanzo, who literally introduced bongos to American music. The bongo traces its history to the Cuban music styles known as changui and son. They developed around Oriente province in the late 1800s around the time when slavery was abolished in Cuba. Costanzo first heard these sounds as a teen in Chicago and followed their beats to make a career out of the tiny twin hand drums. From Stan Kenton, The Lecuona Cuban Boys, Nat King Cole, Harry james & Betty Grable, Frank Sinatra, and countless more, ...