What is Armando Peraza?
[[Image:Armando Peraza London 1999 001.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Armando Peraza in London, 1999]] '''Armando Peraza''' (May 30, 1924 – April 14, 2014) was a [[Cuba]]n-[[Americans|American]] Latin jazz [[percussionist]]. His career began during the 1950s. He performed with many professional artists such as [[Perez Prado]], [[Machito]], [[George Shearing]], [[Charlie Parker]], [[Tito Puente]], [[Cal Tjader]], and [[Carlos Santana]]. He was born in [[Havana]], Cuba. Peraza died from [[pneumonia]] on April 14, 2014 in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], aged 89.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lpmusic.com/lpnews/2014/04/legendary-percussionist-armando-peraza-passes-away-at-age-89/|title=Legendary percussionist, Armando Peraza, passes away at age 89|publisher=lpmusic.com|access-date=April 16, 2014|archive-date=April 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416191304/http://www.lpmusic.com/lpnews/2014/04/legendary-percussionist-armando-peraza-passes-away-at-age-89/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Peraza, Armando}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:American jazz musicians]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Infectious disease deaths in California]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:Musicians from Havana]] {{US-bio-stub}}