FAQ About The Influence of Afro-Latin Music on Global Jazz
Who was Chano Pozo and what was his contribution to jazz?
Chano Pozo was a Cuban percussionist and composer pivotal in the development of Afro-Cuban jazz. His collaboration with Dizzy Gillespie in the 1940s infused jazz with Cuban rhythms and introduced instruments like the conga, significantly enriching the jazz idiom and paving the way for future Afro-Latin jazz innovations.
