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May 11, 2014 · Artist Profile: John Santos. Seven-time Grammy-nominated percussionist, US Artists Fontanals Fellow, and 2013-2014 SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director, John Santos, is one of the foremost exponents of Afro-Latin music in the world today. Born in San Francisco, California, November 1, 1955, he was raised in the Puerto Rican and Cape Verdean ...
“The Latin music Renaissance man” (San Francisco Chronicle), Santos is an invaluable educator and cultural activist, a seven-time GRAMMY nominee, and keeper of the Afro-Caribbean flame steeped in Cuban and Puerto Rican folkloric traditions as well as salsa and Latin jazz. Born and raised in San Francisco’s Mission District amidst an extended family of Puerto Rican musicians, he’s been at the center of the Bay Area’s Latin music scene for four decades and was part of the inaugural ...
SANTOS–Skin to Skin is a film portrait of community activist and seven-time Grammy nominee John Santos, a “keeper of the Afro-Caribbean flame.”Rich in musical performances, Santos links the rhythms of his ancestors to contemporary struggles of identity and social justice.
Mar 11, 2022 · A highly respected teacher and historian of Latin jazz, seven-time Grammy nominee John Santos is acknowledged as a “keeper of the Afro-Caribbean flame,” using music to navigate the politics of culture, global migration and his Puerto Rican and Cape Verdean heritage. "Santos — Skin to Skin" is directed, produced and edited by Kathryn ...
The RAICES Concert Series curated by John Santos presents EL LABERINTO DEL COCO direct from Puerto Rico!!! El Laberinto del Coco is an Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba Fusion ensemble founded by visionary percussionist Hector “Coco” Barez (Ballet Folklorico Areyto, Calle 13, Bacilos, Bio Ritmo, Miramar, William Cepeda, Bayanga) in 2017.
Jul 15, 2020 · Latin Jazz percussionist, educator, and social activist John Santos is set to release a new album titled 'Art of the Descarga' on August 7, 2020 on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Santos is a well known artist in the San Francisco Bay Area and highly respected in the Latin Jazz field. He has performed with iconic Latin.
On 11 December 2018, John was loaned to Portuguesa Santista for the 2019 season. He was an undisputed starter during the 2019 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 before returning to his parent club. Breakthrough John playing for Santos in 2022. On 13 December 2019, John further extended his contract with Santos until December 2023.
