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Within Vinony's link graph, Poncho Sanchez is referenced by 273 other articles, and connects out to conga, Tower of Power and guitar.
It sits within the topics 1951 births, Afro-Cuban jazz percussionists and American jazz bandleaders.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1951
Discography
- Poncho1979
- Gaviota1980
- Straight Ahead (Pa'lante)1980
- Sonando1982
- El conguero1985
- Bien sabroso!1987
- Papá Gato1987
- ¡Fuerte!1988
- La familia1989
- Chile con soul1990
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 103,601
- Total plays
- 683,212
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Poncho Sanchez (born October 30, 1951) is a Latin jazz artist, salsa singer, band leader and conguero (conga player). In 2000, Sanchez and his ensemble won the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album for their work on the Concord Picante album Latin Soul. A jazz great in himself, Sanchez has performed with artists Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaria, Hugh Masakela, Clare Fischer and Tower of Power, among others. The youngest of eleven children, Poncho Sanchez was born in Laredo, the seat of Webb County, Texa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Sánchez
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Laredo
- Occupation
- percussionist
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Concord Records
- Official website
- www.ponchosanchez.com/unflashed.html
- Image
- Poncho Sanchez performing at Jazz Cruise 2014.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1951-10-30
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- Commons category
- Poncho Sanchez
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