- Born
- Died
- Armando Peraza was born on May 30, 1924 in Havana, Cuba. He is known for Sounds of Summer (1969), Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959) and Sunday Night (1988). He was married to Josephine. He died on April 14, 2014 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- SpouseJosephine(? - April 14, 2014) (his death, 1 child)
- Cuban-born American Latin Jazz Percussionist.
- He performed and recorded with music icons such as 'Charlie Parker', 'Dizzy Gillespie', 'Machito', 'Josephine Baker', 'Art Tatum', 'Dave Brubeck', 'Eric Clapton', 'Linda Ronstadt', 'Frank Zappa', 'Rick James', 'Aretha Franklin' and 'Jaco Pastorius'.
- Admitted he made up his birth date to give to authorities when he came to the United States in the 1940s and was never sure of his exact age.
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