Luciano Pozo González

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Luciano Pozo González, better known as Chano Pozo, was a pioneering Cuban percussionist and composer who helped introduce Afro-Cuban rhythms into American jazz, most famously through his collaborations with Dizzy Gillespie.

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Luciano Pozo González canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afro-Cuban jazz musician
composer
human
jazz musician
musician
percussionist
songwriter
alsoKnownAs Chano
Chano Pozo
associatedAct Cuarteto Caney
Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra
Machito and his Afro-Cubans
linked to: Machito
causeOfDeath homicide
collaboratedWith Arsenio Rodríguez
Dizzy Gillespie
Machito
Mario Bauzá
Miguelito Valdés
countryOfCitizenship Cuba
dateOfBirth 1915-01-07
dateOfDeath 1948-12-02
ethnicGroup Afro-Cuban
fieldOfWork Afro-Cuban music
jazz composition
genre Afro-Cuban jazz
linked to: Latin jazz

Latin jazz
jazz
influenced Afro-Cuban jazz
Art Blakey
Chucho Valdés
Dizzy Gillespie
Latin jazz
Mario Bauzá
Tito Puente
instrument batá drums
bongos
conga drums
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
movement Afro-Cuban jazz
linked to: Afro-Cuban music

bebop
name Luciano Pozo González
notableFor collaborations with Dizzy Gillespie
introducing Afro-Cuban rhythms into American jazz
notableWork Anana Boroco Tinde
Bacalao con Pan
Blen Blen Blen
Cubana Be, Cubana Bop
El Pin Pin
El Reloj de Pastora
linked to: El reloj

El Seis por Ocho
El Tambor de la Alegría
Guarachi Guaro
La Comparsa de los Dandys
La Reina del Guaguancó
Manteca
Nagüe
No Me Molesto
Rumba Finale
Rumba en Swing
Tin Tin Deo
occupation composer
percussionist
songwriter
placeOfBirth Cuba
Havana
placeOfDeath New York
New York City
United States
religion Santería
sexOrGender male

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Chano Pozo birthName Luciano Pozo González
Luciano Pozo González name Luciano Pozo González