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Armando Peraza (May 30, 1924 – April 14, 2014) was a Cuban Latin jazz percussionist and a member of the rock band Santana. Peraza played congas, bongos, and timbales. [1] Biography. Early life. Born in Lawton Batista, Havana, Cuba in 1924 (although the birth year is uncertain), [2] he was orphaned by age 7 and lived on the streets. [2] .
May 1, 2014 · May 1, 20143:04 PM ET. Felix Contreras. Enlarge this image. Armando Peraza, center, was a key member of Santana for nearly three decades. Bruno Marzi/Splash News/Corbis. It's hard to imagine a...
- Felix Contreras
Apr 16, 2014 · Cuban-born drummer Armando Peraza, a self-taught musician who transformed himself from a homeless orphan in Havana to a world-recognized bongo and conga expert and who performed with Carlos...
May 1, 2014 · Published May 1, 2014 at 3:04 PM EDT. It's hard to imagine a musical career that included musicians as varied as Charlie Parker, Peggy Lee, George Shearing and Carlos Santana. But such was hand...
- Felix Contreras
Oct 27, 2012 · 239K subscribers. Subscribed. 352. 19K views 11 years ago. Afro Cuban percussion legend, Armando Peraza performs a solo for Profiles In Greatness©. He started Latin Jazz in America, performed...
May 1, 2014 · But such was hand percussionist Armando Peraza's resumé after almost 70 years making music. A boyhood friend of Mongo Santamaria, Peraza was part of the first wave of Cuban drummers to arrive in the U.S. in the late 1940s, bringing authentic Afro-Cuban rhythms to pop music and jazz.
- Felix Contreras
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Apr 17, 2014 · Armando Peraza, the self-taught percussionist who introduced Afro-Cuban rhythms to the United States and performed with many jazz and rock luminaries, including Carlos Santana and pianist...
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