Giovanni Hidalgo
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Giovanni Hidalgo is a renowned Puerto Rican percussionist and master conga player celebrated for his virtuosic technique and influential work in Latin jazz and world music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Giovanni Hidalgo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6009397 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Giovanni Hidalgo Context triple: [Mickey Hart, collaboratedWith, Giovanni Hidalgo]
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A.
Pantaleon Garcia
Pantaleon Garcia was a Filipino general who served as a prominent military leader in the Philippine Revolution and the subsequent Philippine–American War.
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B.
José Gregorio Paredes
José Gregorio Paredes was a Peruvian politician and intellectual known for his role in the early republican period, including contributing to national symbols such as the coat of arms.
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C.
José Paciano
José Paciano is the given first name of Jose P. Laurel, who served as President of the Philippines during the Japanese occupation in World War II.
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D.
Artemio Ricarte
Artemio Ricarte was a Filipino general and revolutionary leader who played a key role in the struggle against Spanish and later American colonial rule.
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E.
Gaspar Homar
Gaspar Homar was a prominent Catalan designer and cabinetmaker associated with the Modernisme movement, known for his richly ornamented furniture and interior decoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Giovanni Hidalgo Target entity description: Giovanni Hidalgo is a renowned Puerto Rican percussionist and master conga player celebrated for his virtuosic technique and influential work in Latin jazz and world music.
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A.
Pantaleon Garcia
Pantaleon Garcia was a Filipino general who served as a prominent military leader in the Philippine Revolution and the subsequent Philippine–American War.
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B.
José Gregorio Paredes
José Gregorio Paredes was a Peruvian politician and intellectual known for his role in the early republican period, including contributing to national symbols such as the coat of arms.
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C.
José Paciano
José Paciano is the given first name of Jose P. Laurel, who served as President of the Philippines during the Japanese occupation in World War II.
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D.
Artemio Ricarte
Artemio Ricarte was a Filipino general and revolutionary leader who played a key role in the struggle against Spanish and later American colonial rule.
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E.
Gaspar Homar
Gaspar Homar was a prominent Catalan designer and cabinetmaker associated with the Modernisme movement, known for his richly ornamented furniture and interior decoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin jazz musician
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conga player ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ percussionist ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Art Blakey
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Batacumbele ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ Eddie Palmieri ⓘ Michel Camilo ⓘ Mickey Hart ⓘ Planet Drum ⓘ Puerto Rico All Stars ⓘ Zakir Hussain ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album (as member of Planet Drum)
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linked to:
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
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| countryOfCitizenship | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-11-22 ⓘ |
| familyName | Hidalgo ⓘ |
| genre |
Afro-Cuban jazz
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Latin jazz ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| givenName | Giovanni ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Afro-Cuban percussion traditions
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Puerto Rican folkloric rhythms ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
Latin jazz
ⓘ
world music ⓘ |
| instrument |
bongos
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congas ⓘ hand percussion ⓘ timbales ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Batacumbele
ⓘ
Planet Drum ⓘ |
| name | Giovanni Hidalgo ⓘ |
| nationality | Puerto Rican ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative hand-drumming methods
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virtuosic conga technique ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hands of Rhythm (with Michel Camilo)
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Time Shifter (album) ⓘ Villa Hidalgo (album) ⓘ Worldwide (album) ⓘ |
| occupation |
conga player
ⓘ
percussionist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Juan, Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
RMM Records
ⓘ
TropiJazz ⓘ |
| style | fast single-hand and double-hand conga technique ⓘ |
| teachingActivity |
clinician at percussion workshops worldwide
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faculty member at Berklee College of Music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Giovanni Hidalgo Description of subject: Giovanni Hidalgo is a renowned Puerto Rican percussionist and master conga player celebrated for his virtuosic technique and influential work in Latin jazz and world music.
Referenced by (2)
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