José Areas
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José Areas is a Nicaraguan percussionist best known as a founding member of the rock band Santana, contributing congas and Latin rhythms to their classic early albums.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| José Areas canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6380315 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: José Areas Context triple: [Abraxas, includesCompositionBy, José Areas]
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A.
Rafael Arenas
Rafael Arenas is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Arenas.
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B.
Gustavo Gimeno
Gustavo Gimeno is a Spanish conductor known for his dynamic interpretations and leadership of major international orchestras.
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C.
José Enrique
José Enrique is a Spanish former professional footballer best known for playing as a left-back for clubs such as Villarreal, Newcastle United, and Liverpool.
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D.
Cristóbal Torriente
Cristóbal Torriente was a Cuban-born Negro Leagues baseball star of the early 20th century, renowned as a powerful left-handed hitter and outstanding all-around outfielder often compared to Babe Ruth.
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E.
Vicente Suárez
Vicente Suárez was a young Mexican military cadet celebrated as one of the Niños Héroes for his heroic death defending Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: José Areas Target entity description: José Areas is a Nicaraguan percussionist best known as a founding member of the rock band Santana, contributing congas and Latin rhythms to their classic early albums.
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A.
Rafael Arenas
Rafael Arenas is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Arenas.
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B.
Gustavo Gimeno
Gustavo Gimeno is a Spanish conductor known for his dynamic interpretations and leadership of major international orchestras.
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C.
José Enrique
José Enrique is a Spanish former professional footballer best known for playing as a left-back for clubs such as Villarreal, Newcastle United, and Liverpool.
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D.
Cristóbal Torriente
Cristóbal Torriente was a Cuban-born Negro Leagues baseball star of the early 20th century, renowned as a powerful left-handed hitter and outstanding all-around outfielder often compared to Babe Ruth.
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E.
Vicente Suárez
Vicente Suárez was a young Mexican military cadet celebrated as one of the Niños Héroes for his heroic death defending Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
musician ⓘ percussionist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Carlos Santana
NERFINISHED
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Santana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Abraxas (1970 album)
NERFINISHED
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Caravanserai (1972 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Santana (1969 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Santana III (1971 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin rock
ⓘ
jazz fusion ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| instrument |
congas
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ timbales ⓘ |
| memberOf | Santana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Latin-influenced rock percussion ⓘ |
| nationality | Nicaraguan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a founding member of Santana
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contributing Latin percussion to Santana’s early albums ⓘ |
| notableWork |
percussion on the song "Black Magic Woman"
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percussion on the song "Oye Como Va" ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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percussionist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| partOf | classic early Santana lineup ⓘ |
| positionInBand | percussionist of Santana ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: José Areas Description of subject: José Areas is a Nicaraguan percussionist best known as a founding member of the rock band Santana, contributing congas and Latin rhythms to their classic early albums.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Abraxas
subject surface form:
Abraxas
subject surface form:
Santana