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Virgilio Marti


Virgilio Marti (cebter) and Antar Dali (right) are seen jamming in the above photo with
Johnny "La Vaca" Rodriguez
, father of Johnny "Dandy" Rodriguez, taken at my photo studio
in Hillsdale, New Jersey. Circa 1974

 

Virgilio Marti was a multifaceted musician, known equally for his skills as an arranger, vocalist, and percussionist. He worked as a "sideman" with Manny Oquendo, Gene Golden, Alfredo de la Fe, Oscar Hernandez, Milton Cardona, Jerry Gonzalez, and "Grupo Folklorico y Experimental." As a writer, he placed songs on Chocolate's "Chocolate Caliente" and Alfredo Rodriguez's "Cuba Linda," among others.

 

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