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The Latin music scene of New York, and the US in general, was primarily constituted by Puerto Ricans, and many influential ''bongoseros'' were Puerto Ricans who learned from Cubans. An early example is Rafael "Congo" Castro, who arrived in New York in 1924 and had a long career as a ''bongosero'' in Chicago until the 1980s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flores |first1=Carlos |date=1996 |title=Rafael "Congo" Castro: One of the Last Performers of his Generation |work=Kalinda! |issue=Spring 1996 |url=https://www.colum.edu/cbmr/PDF_folder/Kalinda1996spring.pdf}}</ref> In New York, many Puerto Rican ''bongoseros'' would go on to join the pioneering [[Afro-Cuban jazz]] ensembles of the time such as [[Machito]] and his Afro-Cubans, whose singles "Tangá" and "Mango mangüé"—considered the first examples of the genre—featured [[José Mangual Sr.|José Mangual Sr. "Buyú"]] on bongos. [[José Mangual Sr.|Mangual's]] prolific career was continued by his sons [[José Mangual Jr]]. and Luis Mangual, who played in a variety of [[Salsa (music)|salsa]] groups in the 1970s. The two biggest Latin orchestras of the 1950s in New York, led by [[Tito Puente]] and [[Tito Rodríguez]], were home to two generations of ''bongoseros'' represented by Johnny "La Vaca" Rodríguez and his son [[Johnny "Dandy" Rodríguez]], of Puerto Rican ancestry.<ref name="Conzo">{{cite book |last1=Conzo |first1=Joe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7QY_ygAACAAJ |title=Mambo Diablo: My Journey With Tito Puente |last2=Pérez |first2=David A. |date=2010 |publisher=Authorhouse |isbn=9781617130298 |location=Bloomington, IN |page=218}}</ref>
Other Puerto Rican musicians who made a name for themselves on the bongos were Richie Bastar of [[El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico]], Ralph Marzán of [[Johnny Pacheco]]'s charanga, "Little" Ray Romero, [[Frank Colón]] and [[Roberto Roena]]. On the other hand, American master ''bongoseros'' include [[Jack Costanzo]] and [[Willie Bobo]] (of Puerto Rican origin), the latter more active on [[timbales]]. Other ''bongoseros'' who had more impact as ''timbaleros'' were [[Manny Oquendo]], [[Orestes Vilató]] and Nicky Marrero. American novelty rock acts such as [[Preston Epps]] and [[Michael Viner]]'s [[Incredible Bongo Band]] capitalized on the popularity of the instrument as well as its
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