User:Eddie conga/sandbox

Eddie Montalvo (born Sept 25 1952)is a Grammy Two time Award-winning Conga Player He is a Musician of Puerto Rican Ancestry. EARLY LIFE -- Eddie was born in the bronx in New York City and settled in the bronx from a large intercultural Neighborhood. Growing up in the south bronx he would be jamming in the parks with much older conga players. He found his passion for music at very early age.During his High SchoolYears he became a member of the school band At the age of 17 years old his first professional show was with a salsa band called Joey Pastrana and his Orch. Which let to another show with another band called Tony Pabon & La Protesta. He performed with Willie Colon Ruben Blades Seis Del Solar Pete El Conde Rodriguez orch Fania AllStars Johnny Pacheco y su Conjunto Humberto Ramirez Adalberto Santiago y Los Kimbos Big 3 Palladium Orch Tito Rodriguez Jr & orch Machito Orch. First Recordings --- Then studio recording commenced with his first recording with a salsa band called La Conquistadora. that was in the year 1972 He has recorded in more than 200 albums in the salsa Category In the year 1978 he recorded in one of the most selling albums of salsa called Siembra with Willie Colon & Ruben Blades.