Tata Güines (June 30, 1930 – February 4, 2008), born Federico Arístides Soto Alejo, was a Cuban percussionist on the tumbadora, or conga drum, as well as a composer. He was important in the first generation of Afro-Cuban jazz. Tata Güines was known as the "King of the Congas". He had a musical career that lasted six decades, one that helped popularize Afro-Cuban rhythms.