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Armando Peraza
Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist
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Mongo Santamaría
Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician
2
Willie Bobo
Willie Bobo
American musician
3
Steve Berrios
Steve Berrios
American drummer
4
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Conga player
5
Carlos Vidal Bolado
Carlos Vidal Bolado
musician and was one of the original Machito and his Afro-Cuban boys
6
Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
7
Hadley Caliman
Hadley Caliman
American saxophonist
8
Emil Richards
Emil Richards
American musician
9
Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
Cuban jazz trumpeter
10
Chano Pozo
Chano Pozo
Cuban musician
11
Poncho Sanchez
Poncho Sanchez
American musician
12
Luis Conte
Luis Conte
Cuban jazz musician
13
Paul Horn
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
14
Mario Rivera
Mario Rivera
Dominican musician, composer and arranger
15
Bobby Sanabria
Bobby Sanabria
American musician
16
Don Alias
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
17
Dafnis Prieto
Dafnis Prieto
Cuban composer, educator and jazz drummer
18
Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
19
Eric Gale
Eric Gale
American musician
20
Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
21
Hilton Ruiz
Hilton Ruiz
American musician of Puerto Rican descent
22
Jerry Gonzalez
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
23
Cachao
Cachao
Cuban musician
24
Robby Ameen
Robby Ameen
American musician
25
Tito Puente
Tito Puente
American musician, songwriter and record producer (1923-2000)
26
Pedrito Martinez
Pedrito Martinez
musician
27
Victor Feldman
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera
Cuban musician
29
Juan Pablo Torres
Juan Pablo Torres
Cuban musician
30
Tata Güines
Tata Güines
Cuban musician
31
Barry Rogers
Barry Rogers
American musician
32
Cándido Camero
Cándido Camero
Cuban percussionist
33
Alex Acuña
Alex Acuña
Peruvian musician
34
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
American musician
35
Machito
Machito
Latin jazz musician
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Arsenio Rodríguez
Arsenio Rodríguez
Cuban musician
37
Sabu Martinez
Sabu Martinez
American musician
38
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
American musician
39
Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
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Frank Emilio Flynn
Frank Emilio Flynn
Cuban composer, pianist and jazz musician (1921-2001)
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Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
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Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
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Airto Moreira
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
44
Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
45
Al Hendrickson
Al Hendrickson
American musician
46
Pérez Prado
Pérez Prado
Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger
47
Bobby Matos
Bobby Matos
American musician
48
Walfredo Reyes, Jr.
Walfredo Reyes, Jr.
musician
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Babatunde Lea
Babatunde Lea
Cuban musician
50
Michel Camilo
Michel Camilo
Dominican Grammy-award winning pianist and composer (born 1954)
51
Paulinho da Costa
Paulinho da Costa
Brazilian musician
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Bill Summers
Bill Summers
jazz musician
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Tom Malone
Tom Malone
American musician
Francisco Aguabella
Cuban master percussionist

Francisco Aguabella

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Cuban master percussionist
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Member of, past and present

Francisco Aguabella (October 10, 1925 – May 7, 2010) was an Afro-Cuban percussionist whose career spanned folk, jazz, and dance bands. He was a prolific session musician and recorded seven albums as a leader.