RIP Patato Valdés, QEPD

Conguero legendario Carlos "Patato" Valdés, el conguero arquetípico, con su gorrita, bailando (literalmente) sobre sus congas, murió ayer. Ya lo estamos extrañando.

Legendary conga-player Calros "Patato" Valdés, the archetypal conguero, with his hat, dancing literally on top of his congas, died yesterday. We miss him already.

Aquí está con un grupo de All-Stars en 1986.
Here he is in 1986 with a real All-Star group.