Pozo, Chano

Pozo, Chano * January 7, 1915 – † December 2, 1948Pozo, ChanoChano Pozo Luciano Pozo y Gonzalez, known artistically as Chano Pozo, was a nearly legendary drummer, singer, and composer who introduced the conga drum to North American jazz and otherwise helped bring Latino sounds to the mainstream through his collaborations with the equally legendary jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie. Born in Havana, Pozo was made a ñañigo, or initiate, in the Abakuá religious tradition, involving membership in a…