Poncho Sánchez (born Filoberto Sanchez, October 30, 1951) is an American conguero (conga player), Latin jazz band leader, and salsa singer. In 2000, he 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 including Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaría, Hugh Masekela, Clare Fischer, and Tower of Power.
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Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
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Francisco Aguabella
Cuban master percussionist
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Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician
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Willie Bobo
American musician
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Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
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Eddie Duran
American jazz guitarist
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Mario Rivera
Dominican musician, composer and arranger
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Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Conga player
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Al McKibbon
American musician
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Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
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Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist
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Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
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Eddie Palmieri
American recording artist; pianist
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Carl Jefferson
American record producer
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Milt Holland
American drummer, percussionist, musicologist and writer
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Samuel Torres
Colombian musician
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Horacio Hernandez
Cuban musician
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Brent Fischer
American composer, arranger, bandleader, bass guitarist, percussionist
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Alex Acuña
Peruvian musician
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Scott Hamilton
American musician
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Cándido Camero
Cuban percussionist
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Tito Puente
American musician, songwriter and record producer (1923-2000)
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Vince Guaraldi
American jazz pianist and composer (1928-1976)
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Chano Pozo
Cuban musician
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Tata Güines
Cuban musician
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Marc Quiñones
Drummer of the Allman Brothers Band
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Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Kye Palmer
American musician
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Monk Montgomery
American jazz bassist
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Pedrito Martinez
musician
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Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
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Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
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Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
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Paquito D'Rivera
Cuban musician
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Christian Scott
American jazz composer and trumpeter
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Brian Lynch
American musician
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Machito
Latin jazz musician
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Barry Rogers
American musician
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Ray Obiedo
American musician
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Ismael Miranda
Puerto Rican musician
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Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
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Paul Humphrey
American musician