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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1948
jazz
Discography
- ...and Sammy Walked In2005
- Talisman2014
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Master Percussionist Sammy Figueroa was born in the Bronx, New York, the son of the well-known singer Charlie Figueroa. His first professional experience came at the age of 18 with the band of bassist Bobby Valentin. During this time he co-founded the innovative fusion Brazilian/Latin group Raices, which broke ground for many of today’s bands. After releasing a classic album on Atlantic Records, the band moved to New York where Sammy was soon discovered by jazz flautist Herbie Mann. <a hre
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sammy
- Family name
- Figueroa
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
- Occupation
- percussionist
- Instrument
- conga
- Official website
- www.sammyfigueroa.com
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- date of birth
- 1948-11-16
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
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