Mezcalero
Poncho Sánchez
Mezcalero, Palenque Los Hijos de Juana
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Portrait of Poncho Sánchez
i. Biography
Poncho Sánchez is an American conguero, salsa singer, and Latin jazz bandleader born Ildefonso Sánchez in Laredo, Texas, in 1951. He moved to the Los Angeles area as a child, built his career in Latin jazz, and joined Cal Tjader’s band in 1975 before launching his own group in 1980–1982. He won a Grammy for *Latin Soul* and has been recognized as one of the genre’s most influential percussionists.
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