Pedrito Martinez
| Pedrito Martinez | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Native name | Pedro Pablo Martínez Campos |
| Also known as | Pedrito Martinez |
| Born |
September 12, 1973 Havana, Cuba |
| Genres | Afro-Cuban, Tmba, Orisha |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist |
| Instruments | Conga drums, bata drums, drumset, cajon, timbales, other percussion |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Labels | Motema Music, Sony Masterworks |
| Associated acts |
Pedrito Martinez Group, Yosvany Terry, Wynton Marsalis, Paquito D'Rivera, Yerba Buena, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra |
| Website | PedritoMartinezMusic.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Conga drums, bata drums and all percussion | |
Pedrito Martinez (born September 12, 1973) is a Cuban-American percussionist, vocalist, songwriter, and bandleader.[1] Currently based in the New York City area, as a sideman he has performed or recorded with notable artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Bruce Springsteen, Ruben Blades, James Taylor, Paquito d'Rivera,and Sting, among others.[1] A founding member of the band Yerba Buena, he has released two albums with the group. The band's 2003 debut, President Alien,[2] was nominated for the Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards,[3] while their second album, Island Life in 2005, peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.[4]
After a self-released solo album in 2005 called Slave to Africa, he released two solo efforts in 2013: Rumba de la Isla on Sony Masterworks and The Pedrito Martinez Group (Motema Music).[1] The latter peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 3 on the Top World Music Albums chart,[5][6] and was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.[7] Having formed in 2005 with a residency at a New York restaurant in Hell's Kitchen called Guantanamera,[8] The Pedrito Martinez Group has toured the United States, Europe, and South America. The Pedrito Martinez Group played at Carnegie Hall on February 19, 2016.[9]
Martinez's solo album Habana Dreams was released through Motema Music on June 10, 2016.[10] He tours regularly, and has performed at festivals such as Bonnaroo,[11] the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Red Sea Jazz Festival,[12] Newport Jazz Festival, Celebrate Brooklyn, Montreux Jazz, and the Montreal Jazz Festival,[13] among others. Martinez's style is rooted in "the Afro-Cuban rumba tradition and in the bata rhythms and vocal chants of the music of Yoruba" (Santeria).[14] He is also a babalawo, a Yoruba priest, and leads ceremonies that involve bata drumming and singing chants to the deities known as Orishas.[15]
Early life and education
Pedro Pablo Martínez Campos, also known as Pedrito Martínez,[16] was born on September 12, 1973 in Havana, Cuba.[1] He and his siblings spent their childhoods in the small Havana neighborhood of Cayo Hueso.[16] At a young age he learned elements of boxing, wrestling,[16] dance,[13] and judo from his family members.[16] His mother was a vocalist, while his uncle was "a great conguero from Cuba back in the ’60s,"[13] having played for orchestras such as Pello el Afrokan and Orquesta Fajardo.[16]
Martinez started playing music at age eleven, practicing congas and bata drums.[13] Coming from a musically vibrant neighborhood, he would often listen in on the musicians that would rehearse near his house.[13] According to Martinez on his musical training, he stated "I learned in the streets basically." Unable to afford music school, he "learned everything in the streets, with local groups in schools, religious groups, [etc.]."[16] By thirteen he was involved with Afro-Cuban music and local folkloric groups,[16] performing professionally in his early teens with percussionist Tata Güines and the folkloric ensemble Los Muñequitos de Matanzas.[1] Later he also joined groups like Yoruba Andabo.[16] He was fifteen years old when his godfather, musician Roman Diaz, first asked him to serve as a last-minute stand-in vocalist for a Santeria ceremony.[17]
Music career
Early groups and move to New York (1997-2002)
In 1997,[13] his performance with a local group at the Havana Jazz Festival was heard by the Canadian saxophonist[16] Jane Bunnett,[1] who subsequently asked Martinez to join a newly formed Cuban group to tour the United States and Canada.[16] Traveling with the Spirit of Havana ensemble, he ended up in Canada in 1998 and decided to remain in the country.[1] Martinez relocated to New York City later that year[10] at the age of 25.[16] Still learning English,[13] he made the move despite having no family in the city. He soon began playing with other musicians and bands at various small venues.[16] In 2000, Martinez was featured in the documentary Calle 54, which focused on Cuban music.[14] He also took first place at the inaugural Afro-Latin Hand Drumming portion of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition[1] in 2001.[16] The win earned him a $20,000 cash prize and the option to go to a music school.[16]
Founding Yerba Buena (2003-2006)
While in New York, Martinez became a founding member[16] of the Latin fusion band Yerba Buena.[10] With Andres Levin as musical director,[16] the group also brought in musicians such as Cucu Diamantes, Descemer Bueno, and Xiomara Laugart. Before releasing any albums, the band supported groups like the Dave Matthews Band on tour.[4] While also playing with Yerba Buena, Martinez continued to perform with Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernández, touring abroad in countries such as Japan.[16] When not abroad, he maintained a regular recording career as a session musician in New York.[16]
Yerba Buena also collaborated with Me'Shell NdegéOcello on a track for the album Red Hot and Riot, and they began working on their debut album after signing to Razor and Tie.[4] The band's debut, President Alien, was released on April 15, 2003.[2] The following year the 12-track album was nominated for the Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.[3] The sophomore album for Yerba Buena, Island Life, was released on July 26, 2005,[2] also through Razor and Tie.[4] It peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The band's single "Sugar Daddy" also peaked at No. 12 on the Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart.[4] During this period Martinez recorded with artists such as Eddie Palmieri, Brian Lynch,[14] and Paquito D'Rivera, among others.[12]
Touring and Rumba de la Isla (2006-2013)
In 2005,[9][17] a new restaurant called Azúcar (now called Guantanamera) opened in Manhattan. The owner was looking for a local band to play the whole week, and contacted Martinez. Stated Martinez, "back then I used to travel a lot and I had a baby, so I was asking myself ‘How do I balance my family and my work?’ So I made the decision to stop traveling with other groups and form my own to be closer to my family in New York City."[16] The group featured an early lineup of his later band The Pedrito Martinez Group.[16] A more permanent version of the Pedrito Martinez Group debuted in 2008.[14] In 2010, Martinez appeared in the film Chico and Rita,[12] and he was featured in The New Yorker in 2012.[17] The Pedrito Martinez Group performed at the 2012 Bonnaroo Music Festival, among other festival stops.[11]
His debut solo album, Rumba de la Isla, was released on March 12, 2013 on Calle 54 Records. Originally recorded in April 2010, Nat Chediak and Fernando Trueba were brought in as producers, with a number of guest artists brought in to handle instrumentals and background vocals.[18] Drum Magazine opined that Rumba de la Isla featured "novel, eclectic arrangements with a fair amount of singing, both individual as well as in harmony with others."[13]
With an invitation from Herbie Hancock and Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, in April 2013 Martinez performed as part of "Jazz Day" in Istanbul.[13] Also that year, the Pedrito Martinez Group were brought in to perform for the TED Talks,[13] and in August they performed at the Congo Rhythms Festival in New Orleans.[13] In the summer of 2013, Martinez performed at events such as Celebrate Brooklyn, the Playboy Jazz Festival, the San Francisco Jazz Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, and the River To River Jazz Festival.[13] Also in 2013, he contributed percussion and background vocals to La Noche Más Larga by Concha Buika. The album was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014.[19]
The Pedrito Martinez Group (2013-2015)
Serving as bandleader, he released his album The Pedrito Martinez Group, his first album as bandleader, on October 7, 2013 through Motéma Music.[5] Personnel on the recording include Martinez on lead vocals and percussion, Ariacne Trujillo on piano and lead vocals, Alvaro Benavides on electric bass, and Jhair Sal on percussion.[20] Musicians performing as guests included Wynton Marsalis on trumpet, John Scofield on guitar, Steve Gadd on drums, Gary Schreiner on harmonica, Marc Quinones on timbales, and Matt Dillon contributing spoken word.[20] AllAboutJazz gave the album a glowing review, opining that the release put the band "at the forefront of the 'Latin Jazz Revolution.'"[20] AllAboutJazz wrote that "the musicians play the music with such authority and confidence that the music becomes a unique blend of authenticity and creativity, tradition and innovation."[20] NPR's All Things Considered said, "The Pedrito Martinez Group is writing a newcharter in the history of Cuban music."[21] In both 2013 and 2014 it peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart, also reaching No. 3 on the Top World Music Albums chart both years as well.[5][6] The album was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in 2015.[7]
Martinez toured heavily in support of The Pedrito Martinez Group. In March 2014, the Pedrito Martinez Group performed as the hosts of the Calle Ocho Festival, before touring in Michigan, Puerto Rico, Aspen, Israel, Denmark, Stockholm, and Finland.[16] In October 2014, Martinez was brought in to Jazz at Lincoln Center to perform Ochas, a work written by Wynton Marsalis as a suite inspired by Martinez and the Yoruba tradition. Martinez brought in a trio of hand percussionists to "execute the chants and rhythms of the batá drums specific to Santería [(Yoruba)] religious practice."[22] NPR Music initiated its Jazz Night in America series with video and radio documentaries about Ochas and with a video documentary about Martinez titled "Santero."[15]
Martinez performed at the Kennedy Center Jazz Club in November 2014, with Martinez again showcasing instruments such as bata drums.[23] He was featured in NPR in 2015[15] and also performed at the Panama Jazz Festival. In February 2015, the Pedrito Martinez Group started a new residency as the house band at Subrosa in Manhattan, after a decade as the house band at Guantamamera.[8]
Habana Dreams (2016)
The Pedrito Martinez Group performed at Carnegie Hall on February 19, 2016. Joining Martinez on stage were keyboardist Edgar Pantoja-Aleman, electric bassist Álvaro Benavides, and percussionist Jhair Sala.[9] As of 2016, Martinez has contributed to six records that had been nominated for Grammy Awards. One of those albums, Simpatico by Eddie Palmieri and Brian Lynch, had won a Grammy.[14] Martinez is scheduled to perform at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC in the spring of 2016.[10]
Martinez was working on his upcoming solo album Habana Dreams by the spring of 2016, which was released by Motema Music on June 10, 2016.[10] Much of the album was recorded in Havana in October 2015[24] and features a number of guest musicians.[10] Guests included Ruben Blades, who wrote a song especially for the album, Issac Delgado, Wynton Marsalis, Descemer Bueno, Roman Diaz, Angelique Kidjo, and Telmary Diaz.[12] Also included are all three of Martinez's brothers, each of whom are also percussionists.[9] The first single from the album, "Compa Galletano," was premiered through Billboard on April 1, 2016, featuring Ruben Blades.[10] The song is over six minutes, which prompted Billboard to write that "it’s obvious that Martinez is not making a play for mainstream Latin radio. With 'Compa Galletano' and the Habana Dreams album, he’s doing what comes naturally -- putting the spotlight on contemporary Cuban music."[10] Wrote Billboard about the single, "Martinez and Blades joyfully improvise, musicians spread out with conversations between piano and conga. Synth chords, an American-influenced hallmark of the contemporary Cuban sound, make an appearance, as do handclaps."[10] The album met with positive press coverage in The Wall Street Journal[25] and the Village Voice.[26]
Style and equipment
| "Since arriving in the United States at the end of the 1990s, the Cuban percussionist Pedro Martinez has been all over the place, putting rumba and guaguancó into the weave of all kinds of groups. But when his drums, singing and writing are the focus – as is the case in his new band, which plays complex, blenderized Africa-to-the-New-World funk – he’s an incomparable performer.” |
| — Ben Ratliff, New York Times (June 25, 2010)[14] |
A dancer, vocalist, and percussionist, Martinez's style is rooted in "the Afro-Cuban rumba tradition and in the bata rhythms and vocal chants of the music of Yoruba and Santeria."[14] He incroporates traditional Cuban rumba, jazz, and Spanish flamenco music,[1] and his recent music also blends the "styles of timba, gospel, guaguanco, blues, jazz, and classical music."[20] As of 2013, Martinez typically utilized a "Yamaha kit, Zildjian cymbals, Gibraltar hardware, Remo heads, and Vic Firth sticks" for live performances.[13]
About his own sound, Martinez says his group mixes "Latin music with a modern New York sound," also incorporating jazz and pop. He has stated that "the root of what we play is Afro-Cuban, because it’s where I’m from, it’s what I learned ever since I was a kid. But we have a very New Yorker feel that’s very [much] ours.... And New York has that mix of a cosmopolitan sound, that comes from many places in the world, many cultures, and that’s something that no one can take away from this city."[16] Billboard opined in 2016 that "Martinez has never strayed from his Cuban musical and spiritual roots, staying true to sacred Afro-Cuban traditions as well as Cuban popular forms including the ritually-derived rumba, and the Latin-jazz infused timba, contemporary Cuba’s polyrythmic dance music style."[10]
Personal life
Martinez is based in Union City, New Jersey.[8][17] He has practiced sports such as boxing and Judo since his youth,[16] and is a priest of the Santería religion.[15]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition | Pedrito Martinez | Afro-Latin Hand Drumming Award[1] | 1st place |
| 2004 | Grammy Awards | President Alien (Yerba Buena) | Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alt Album[3] | Nominated |
| 2014 | Grammy Awards | La Noche Más Larga (Concha Buika) | Best Latin Jazz Album[19] | Nominated |
| Sphinx Organization | Pedrito Martinez | The Sphinx Medal of Excellence[9] | Won | |
| Modern Drummer Readers Poll | Percussionist of the Year[9] | No. 1 | ||
| Jazz Journalists Association | Percussionist of the Year[9] | Won | ||
| 2015 | Percussionist of the Year[9] | Won | ||
| Grammy Awards | The Pedrito Martinez Group | Best Latin Jazz Album[7] | Nominated | |
Discography
Solo material
| Year | Album title | Release details | Chart peaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz | World | — | |||
| 2006 | Slave to Africa |
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— | — | — |
| 2013 | Rumba de la Isla |
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— | — | — |
| The Pedrito Martinez Group |
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6 | 3 | — | |
| 2016 | Habana Dreams |
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— | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
As group member
| Year | Album | Group | Chart peaks | Release details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin | Jazz | ||||
| 2003 | President Alien | Yerba Buena | — | — | Razor and Tie (April 15, 2003)[2] |
| 2005 | Bad Mouth | Conjure / Kip Hanrahan | — | — | American Clave (March 14, 2006)[2] |
| Sonic Tonic | Ron Blake | — | — | Mack Avenue (May 24, 2005)[2] | |
| Island Life | Yerba Buena | 62 | — | Razor and Tie (July 26, 2005)[2] | |
| 2006 | Around the City | Eliane Elias | — | 23 | BMG (2006)[2] |
| Yemaya | Roberto Occhipinti | — | — | Alma Records (June 26, 2006)[2] | |
| 2007 | Revolucion | Various | — | — | Mr. Bongo (2007)[2] |
| Mexicanciones | Various | — | — | MP3 Disques (2007)[2] | |
| 2008 | The Routes of Rumba | Román Díaz / Pedro Martinez | — | — | Round World (2008)[2] |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart peaks | Album | Release details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | — | ||||
| 2005 | "Sugar Daddy" (with Yerba Buena) | 12 | — | Island Life | Razor and Tie (2005)[4] |
| 2016 | "Compa Galletano" (with Ruben Blades) | — | — | Habana Dreams | Motema Music (April 1, 2016) |
As guest artist
| Yr | Release title | Artist(s) | Notes, role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | En Vivo Desde El Farallon | Chalino Sánchez | Composer[2] |
| 1997 | Quebraditas Y Mas Calientes, Vol. 1 | Banda Boom | Composer[2] |
| 1998 | Quiero Que Me Quieras | Los Aldeanos | Composer[2] |
| 1998 | Chamalongo | Jane Bunnett | Vocals[2] |
| 1999 | Hôtel Costes, Vol. 1: France et Choiseul | Stéphane Pompougnac | Percussion[2] |
| 2000 | Entre Tu Cuerpo Y el Mio | Grupo Herkuss | Composer[2] |
| 2000 | A Manos Llenas | La Banda Espuela de Oro | Composer[2] |
| 2001 | Calle 54 | Various | Vocals, congas, voices, dajon[2] |
| 2001 | Jazz Descargas | The Conga Kings | Vocals[2] |
| 2002 | Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti | Various | Vocals, chant, drums, percussion, bata drums[2] |
| 2003 | Incantations - Encantaciones | Elio Villafranca | Vocals, tambores bata[2] |
| 2003 | Hôtel Costes, Vol. 6 | Stéphane Pompougnac | Percussion[2] |
| 2004 | Lágrimas Negras | Bebo Valdés | Chorus on track 8[27] |
| 2005 | The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel | Meshell Ndegeocello | Percussion[2] |
| 2005 | El Kilo | Orishas | Percussion[2] |
| 2005 | Jazz Improv Companion CD, Vol. 6 No. 2: Blue | Various | Vocals, percussion[2] |
| 2006 | Xiomara | Xiomara Laugart | Drums, percussion, vocals (background)[2] |
| 2006 | Simpatico | Eddie Palmieri/Brian Lynch | Percussion[14] |
| 2006 | Metamorphosis | Yosvany Terry Cabrera | Vocals, percussion[2] |
| 2006 | Explorations: Classic Picante Regrooved, Vol. 1 | Various | Vocals, percussion[2] |
| 2006 | Every Child Is Born A Poet: The Life & Work of Piri Thomas | Various | Percussion, coro[2] |
| 2008 | Now Vs. Now | Jason Lindner | Vocals, percussion |
| 2008 | Rainbow People | Steve Turre | Percussion[2] |
| 2009 | University of Calypso | Andy Narell / Relator | Main personnel, congas, bongos, timbales[2] |
| 2009 | Cuculand | Cucu Diamantes | Percussion[2] |
| 2010 | Pianist | Alex Brown | Vocals, percussion[2] |
| 2010 | La Voz | Xiomara Laugart | Percussion[2] |
| 2010 | The Latin Side of Herbie Hancock | Eddie Palmieri / Various | Percussion[2] |
| 2011 | Nü Revolution | Les Nubians | Percussion[2] |
| 2011 | Light My Fire | Eliane Elias | Congas on track 2[28] |
| 2011 | Conclave, Vol. 2 | Brian Lynch / Spheres of Influence | Percussion[2] |
| 2012 | Sword & Stone | Victor Wooten | Congas[2] |
| 2012 | Look Out Now! | The Gaddabouts | Vocals, congas, bongos, bata, guiro, timbales[2] |
| 2012 | Latin Beat Jazz Heat | Various | Percussion[2] |
| 2012 | Completion of Proof | Zaccai Curtis | Percussion[2] |
| 2013 | The Bones of Art | Steve Turre | Bongos, campana, congas[2] |
| 2013 | La Noche Más Larga | Concha Buika | Percussion, vocals (background)[29] |
| 2013 | "Jerusalem" (single) | Pavel Urkiza | Guest artist[30] |
| 2014 | Looking into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne | Various | Percussion |
| 2015 | Vivir Sin Miedo | Concha Buika | Percussion, vocals (background)[31] |
| 2016 | Cosmic Adventure | Scott Tixier | Congas |
Further reading
- "Beat Happening". The New Yorker. May 14, 2012.
- "Pedrito Martinez: From The Streets To The Stars". Drum Magazine. August 22, 2013.
- "Latinos In The US: Pedrito Martínez Talks Being Discovered In Cuba". Latin Times. February 27, 2014.
- "Pedrito Martinez, Santero". NPR. January 21, 2016.
- "Hear Pedrito Martinez's New Song With Ruben Blades: Exclusive". Billboard. April 1, 2016.
- Discographies
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Collar, Matt. "Artist Biography - Pedrito Martinez". Allmusic. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 "Pedro Martinez - Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- 1 2 3 "They're All Contenders". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. December 5, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bush, John. "Artist Biography - Buena Yerba". Allmusic. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- 1 2 3 "The Pedrito Martinez Group". Allmusic. October 7, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- 1 2 "The Pedrito Martinez Group". Billboard. October 26, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- 1 2 3 List of Nominees 2014 - Grammy Awards
- 1 2 3 Xanthos, Julia (February 13, 2015). "Pedrito Martinez finds new home at NYC's Subrosa". News5Live. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Carnegie Hall to Welcome The Pedrito Martinez Group This Month in Zankel Hall". Broadway World. February 1, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- 1 2 "More artists announced!". Bonnaroo. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 Moore, Kevin. "About". pedritomartinezmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Ephland, John (August 22, 2013). "Pedrito Martinez: From The Streets To The Stars". Drum Magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "About". Facebook - Pedrito Martinez Music. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- 1 2 3 4 Jarenwattananon, Patrick (January 21, 2016). "Pedrito Martinez, Santero". NPR. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 G. Valdez, Maria (February 27, 2014). "Latinos In The US: Pedrito Martínez Talks Being Discovered In Cuba To Collaborating With Sting, Bruce Springsteen". Latin Times. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- 1 2 3 4 Frere-Jones, Sasha (May 14, 2012). "Beat Happening". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ "Rumba de la Isla". Allmusic. March 12, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- 1 2 2013 Nominees - Grammy Awards
- 1 2 3 4 5 Luhn, Andrew (December 15, 2013). "Pedrito Martinez: The Pedrito Martinez Group". AllAboutJazz. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ http://www.npr.org/2013/10/29/241667323/pedrito-martinez-group-covers-pop-and-jazz-and-avoids-kitsch
- ↑ Jarenwattananon, Patrick (October 7, 2014). "Jazz At Lincoln Center Opening Night". NPR. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ Jenkins, Mark (November 2, 2014). "Rumba artist Pedrito Martinez gets the party started at Kennedy Center Jazz Club". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ Herrera Veitia, Pablo (June 7, 2016). "9 Afro-Cuban Artists & Intellectuals You Should Know". Okay Africa. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ Blumenfeld, Larry (June 7, 2016). "'Habana Dreams' by the Pedrito Martinez Group Review: An Album Fit for a Dance Party". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ Mitter, Siddhartha (June 7, 2016). "Street-trained virtuoso Pedrito Martinez returns to Havana to record a historic album". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ "Lágrimas Negras". Discogs. 2003. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ Collar, Matt. "Eliane Elias -- Light My Fire". AllMusic.com. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. Pedrito Martinez at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ↑ "Jerusalem (feat. Javier Ruibal, Sofía Rei, Sofia Tosello, Suhail Serguini, Yosvany Terry, Manuel Valera, Pedrito Martínez, Iván Ruiz Machado, Tareg Abboushi, Ohad Levi, Rali Margalit, Moy Natenzon, David Broza & Javier Márquez) - Single". iTunes - Pavel Urquiza. June 2, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ "Buika: Vivir Sin Miedo". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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