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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| José "Chepito" Areas | 0 |
Statements (29)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Santana III