Peraza, Armando

Peraza, Armando * March 30, 1924Peraza, ArmandoArmando Peraza During a career that spanned five decades, Cuban percussionist Armando Peraza rose to the top of his trade in several significantly different rhythmic genres. A leading conga and bongo drummer for Havana dance bands in the 1940s, Peraza excelled later as the Afro-Cuban percussionist in the George Shearing Quintet in the 1950s and with Cal Tjader in the 1960s. He moved ahead to become an indispensable ingredient in the Latin rock…