Poncho Sanchez

congas, vocals, percussion · 1951 · Laredo

Percussionist and singer born in 1951 in Laredo, Texas, and raised in Norwalk, California, who leads a Latin jazz and salsa orchestra. He joined Cal Tjader in 1975, recorded about twenty albums for Concord Picante and received a Grammy in 2000 for Latin Soul.

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Styles

• Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban

Landmark tracks

• Conga Blue (1996)
• Mambo de Cuco (1996)
• Black Stockings (1996)

Sources

• Source

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