José “Chepito” Areas

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José “Chepito” Areas is a Nicaraguan percussionist best known as a key member of Santana’s classic early lineup, where his timbales and conga work helped define the band’s Latin rock sound.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musician
percussionist
person
activeIn 1960s music scene
1970s music scene
associatedAct Carlos Santana NERFINISHED
Santana (band) NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Nicaragua NERFINISHED
genre Latin music
Latin rock
rock
givenName José NERFINISHED
helpedDefine Santana's Latin rock sound
influenced development of Latin rock percussion
instrument congas
timbales
memberOf Santana NERFINISHED
name José "Chepito" Areas NERFINISHED
nationality Nicaraguan
nickname Chepito NERFINISHED
notableFor work with Santana
notableInstrumentalStyle Latin percussion
notableWork contributions to Santana's early albums
occupation musician
percussionist
partOf classic early Santana lineup
performanceRole conga player
timbales player
role percussionist in Santana

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Santana III (album) featuresMusician José “Chepito” Areas
subject surface form: Santana III