Poncho Sanchez Musical artist

Poncho Sanchez (born October 30, 1951), is a Mexican-American conguero (conga player), Latin jazz band leader, and salsa singer. In 2000, Sanchez and his ensemble won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for their work on the Concord Picante album Latin Soul. Sanchez has performed with artists Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaría, Hugh Masekela, Clare Fischer and Tower of Power, among others.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 30, 1951

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Musical artist

Career started1975
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Latin
instrument
Percussion instrument
Timbales
Conga
Singing
record label
Concord Records
Universal Music Group

Poncho Sanchez on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo5/sanchez.htm
  2. http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Poncho_Sanchez.html
  3. http://www.ponchosanchez.com/index.html
  4. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/sanchez_poncho/artist.jhtml