LATIN BEAT MAGAZINE
May 2002

© 2001 ESP Entertainment

Music without Boundaries™

JOHN SANTOS & THE MACHETE ENSEMBLE
"Lala"
from SAN FRANCISCO BAY

[Orchestra Tabaco y Ron] [Eliseo] [Andrea Brachfeld] [Tito Puente Jr.]
[L.A. Carpool] [Bill O'Connell] [John Santos & the Machete Ensemble] [The Baboons]
[Del Castillo] [Marijah] [Cuchara] [Playeros] [Groupo Exitos]
TRACK 7

JOHN SANTOS & THE MACHETE ENSEMBLE
Birth Date/City: Nov 1, San Francisco
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Instruments Played: Afro-Latin percussion
Musical Training: The street
Musical Influences: Grandparents, the street
Favorite Color:
Favorite Foods: Indian, Caribbean
Favorite Cities: San Francisco, NY, Havana, Hamburg
Current Projects: Restarting record company, Residency U. of WI @ Madison
List all CD titles: "La Nueva Tradicion", Manana Para Los Ninos", "Hacia el Amor", "Africa Vol. 1", "Machete" "Machetazo", "Tribute to the Masters", SF Bay", "Mambo Jazz", "Nfumbe", "La Mar"
Awards & Recognitions: INDIE Award / Smithsonian Latin Jazz Committee
Publishing Co & Affiliation:
Guataca Music (BMI)

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