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Armando Peraza

1924 - 2014

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Armando Peraza (May 30, 1924 – April 14, 2014) was a Cuban Latin jazz percussionist and a member of the rock band Santana. Peraza played congas, bongos, and timbales. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Armando Peraza is the 1,888th most popular musician (down from 1,817th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 135th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Cuban Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Armando Peraza ranks 1,888 out of 3,175. Before him are Hal Blaine, Jackie McLean, Carlinhos Brown, Derek Bailey, Paul Kalkbrenner, and Joe Lovano. After him are Phil Collen, Johnny Mandel, Dan Ar Braz, Augustus Pablo, Roy Bittan, and Earl Wild.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Armando Peraza ranks 438. Before him are Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, Scott Brady, Otis Spann, Leo Buscaglia, Lucy Salani, and Lucky Thompson. After him are Nicholas Colasanto, Gail Russell, Vladimir Bogomolov, Yvonne Brill, Norman Alden, and Mary Ford. Among people deceased in 2014, Armando Peraza ranks 453. Before him are John Dobson, Aulis Rytkönen, Jacques Friedel, Antonio Rada, Tivadar Monostori, and Steven R. Nagel. After him are Giorgio Faletti, Iñaki Azkuna, Rinnat Safin, Marcia Strassman, Norman Lane, and Albert Reynolds.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Armando Peraza ranks 149 out of 300. Before him are Mario Cimarro (1971), Ana Fidelia Quirot (1963), Addys Mercedes (1985), Aurelio Voltaire (1967), María Caridad Colón (1958), and Benny Paret (1937). After him are Raúl Rivero (1945), José Gómez Mustelier (1959), Zoé Valdés (1959), Guillermo Fariñas (1962), Alejandro Casañas (1954), and Silvio Leonard (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Armando Peraza ranks 15. Before him are Eliades Ochoa (1946), Dave Lombardo (1965), Paquito D'Rivera (1948), Rudy Sarzo (1950), Arturo Sandoval (1949), and Aurelio Voltaire (1967).

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