Poncho Sanchez
Poncho Sanchez
Poncho Sanchez, is a Mexican American conguero, 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...
brothers disc jockey music played sisters station
My brothers and sisters got into mambo and cha-cha-cha music that they played on the radio, ... Back then there was only one station in L.A. that would play it. The disc jockey was Chico Cesno who would play what he called 'musica Cubana' or 'musica Latina.'
dances latin played
It really started getting played in the U.S. during the 1950s and 1960s with Latin dances like the mambo, cha-cha-cha, samba, and bossa nova. Today, we have the salsa and meringue.
father friend jazz latin learned
I started on timbales. I had a friend who had a little Latin jazz band. His father made the timbales for us, so I learned to play on them.
became music since
I've been doing this since way before the music became popular.
laughing
I started laughing and said 'Guys, I think (Latin jazz) is over the hump,'
They said I can't play because Chicanos can't play congas,
clarinet jazz loves plays
He loves jazz and plays clarinet and trumpet,
great house music parents
I had great parents and there was music in our house every day and my parents danced.
looked
I looked around and thought 'Man, I don't know about this?'