Armando Peraza

Latin jazz percussionist. Born ca. May 30, 1924 in the Lawton Batista area of Havana, Cuba. Died of pneumonia on April 14, 2014 in San Francisco, USA. Through his long associations with jazz pianist George Shearing, vibraphonist Cal Tjader and guitarist Carlos Santana, he has been internationally known from the 1950s through to the 1990s. Although primarily known as a bongocero and conguero, Peraza is also an innovative and accomplished dancer and composer.