THE PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP

Submitted by amanda on April 5, 2023 - 11:51

Founding member of the Afro-Cuban/Afro-Beat band, Yerba Buena, Cuban singer and percussionist Pedrito Martinez founded The Pedrito Martinez Group in NYC in 2005. A consummate master of Afro-Cuban music and the batá drum, Martinez has been called a "genius" by Wynton Marsalis, "an incomparable performer" by The New York Times, and has been said to be "writing a new chapter in Cuban music history." (NPR All Things Considered) 

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Photo courtesy of the artist

Photo courtesy of the artist

5 band members stand in a line leaning up against a graffitied wall
Pedrito Martinez leans forward with his arms crossed wearing a black tank top, black hat, and sunglasses
Biography: 
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File Pedrito Martinez Group at Drom NYC
File The Pedrito Martinez Group: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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