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Milton Cardona

Milton Cardona is credited on 921 releases across 232 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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921

Pressings credited

232

Albums

7

Decades active

58

In collections

Biography

Milton Cardona (November 21, 1944 – September 19, 2014) was a percussionist, vocalist and conga player from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Milton Cardona made well over 1000 recordings, nine of which won Grammies. His career and was highly influenced by Mongo Santamaria. He studied violin during his childhood in The Bronx, New York, and played bass guitar professionally in New York City as a youth before playing percussion. He collaborated with Kip Hanrahan, Spike Lee, Paul Simon, Willie Colón, David Byrne, Cachao, Larry Harlow, Eddie Palmieri, Don Byron, Celia Cruz, Guaco, Hector Lavoe, Ned Rothenberg, Rabih Abou-Khalil and Jack Bruce from the rock band Cream. He died on September 19, 2014, from heart failure.

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Credited work

921 releases · 232 albums · active 1967–2026

  • Performance · 1,089
  • Other credits · 662
  • Production · 2

Studios: La Tierra Sound Studios · Good Vibrations Sound Studios · Latin Sound Studios · Bell Sound Studios

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