Miguel "Angá" Díaz
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Miguel Aurelio "Angá" Díaz Zayas was a Cuban percussionist. He was a well-known conguero who also played the cajón, güiro and timbales.
Angá
Irakere
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Irakere is a Cuban band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés in 1973. They won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980 with their album Irakere. Irakere was innovative in Afro-Cuban jazz and Cub
Miguel "Angá" Díaz
…and recording professionally whilst still at college. In 1987, he made his name as a member of the pioneering Latin jazz Grammy award-winning group Irakere and it was with them he perfected his five drum technique. He played with various Cuban artists including Afro-Cuban All Stars, Buena Vista Social Club…
Chucho Valdés
Arturo Sandoval in 1984.