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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José "Chepito" Areas 2
José “Chepito” Areas canonical 2

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musician ⓘ
percussionist ⓘ
person ⓘ
activeIn 1960s music scene ⓘ
1970s music scene ⓘ
associatedAct Carlos Santana ⓘ
Santana (band) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Nicaragua ⓘ
genre Latin music ⓘ
Latin rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
givenName José ⓘ
helpedDefine Santana's Latin rock sound ⓘ
influenced development of Latin rock percussion ⓘ
instrument congas ⓘ
timbales ⓘ
memberOf Santana ⓘ
linked to: Santana (band)
name José "Chepito" Areas ⓘ
nationality Nicaraguan ⓘ
nickname Chepito ⓘ
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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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Santana III → featuresMusician → José “Chepito” Areas ⓘ
subject linked to: Santana III (album)
Santana III → featuresMusician → José "Chepito" Areas ⓘ
linked to: José “Chepito” Areas
Everything’s Coming Our Way → performer → José “Chepito” Areas ⓘ
José "Chepito" Areas → name → José "Chepito" Areas ⓘ
subject linked to: José “Chepito” Areas
linked to: José “Chepito” Areas