Felipe "Mandingo" Rengifo (Gast)

Born: 6:03:52 in Caracas, Venezuela
Mandingo began in 1964, to play professionally as a percussionist (timbalero) of the group "Frank y su Tribu

Other ensembles, in which he participated:
Porfi Jimenez, Los Estrellitas,Los Gaitetricos,Los Cremas,Grupo Experimental Madera Original (Gründer!), Yacambú, Grupo Ofrenda de Vytas Brenner,Trabuco Venezolano, Gerry Weil y su banda, Kimbiza, Grupo de Percusión Latina y Folklorica Mandingo, Cast of "Experimental Grupo Madera (founder and director mus to 1985) etc

in Germany
Conexion Latina, Macondito, Brüder Stockhausen, Seis del son, Salsamanía

The following artists have been accompanied by Mandingo course of his musical career
Celia Cruz, Cheo Feliciano, Santos Colón, Daniel Santos, Justo Betancourt, Jorge Milé, Ismael Miranda

As a bassist and percussionist he has worked with
Eddie Palmieri, Johnny Pacheco, Miroslav Vitus

Concerts at international festivals and tours:

• With Grupo Madera
• Festival Internacional de la Paz-Musica y danza Folklorica, France, July 1981
• Gerry Weill y su banda
• Jazzfest Berlin 1982
• Trabuco Venezolano Festival de Música Latina, La Habana, Cuba
• With Coreoarte: Festival Iberoamericano in Hamburg, Berlin and Essen, Gelsenkirchen
• Festival de Danza in Greece 1986
• With Grupo Ortiga (Chile) Music Festival, East Germany, 1987
• With Huascar Barradas y su Grupo Maracaíbo (Venezuela)Int. Festival of nations, Turkey 1993
• With Conexión Latina Jazz Festival Dax, France 1999, 2000; Jazz Festival Espoo, Finland, 2003
• With Yacambú Festival de Verano, Benavente, Spain, 2002
• Salsamanía tour to Jordan, Mövenpick Hotel, Dead Sea and Acaba 2003
• Numerous concerts, television appearances and CD recordings as a percussionist, including "Trabuco Venezolano", "Vytas Brenner", "Adrenalina Caribe" and Gerry Weil.
• Long-standing member of the legendary Venezuelan band "Madera".
• Since the late 70s living in Germany.
• Since then a member of "Conexión Latina".
• Numerous tours throughout Europe and CD recordings.
• Since 1995 working as a Conguero with Salsamania .
• Also working as a bass player with some groups