Carlos "Patato" Valdes has been played on NTS shows including Insolar w/ Cami Layé Okún , with Tito On Timbales first played on 14 May 2015.

Carlos Valdes (November 4, 1926 – December 4, 2007) was a Cuban-born American conga player.[1] In 1955 he emigrated from Cuba to New York City[2][3] where he played with Willie Bobo in Harlem.[4] He was also known by the name "Patato".[5] He invented and patented the tunable conga drum (earlier drums had nailed heads) which revolutionized use of the instrument. Tito Puente called him "the greatest conguero alive today".[6] Since the 1950s Patato was among the congueros that are in…