Poncho Sanchez Quotes

It really started getting played in the U.S. during the 1950s and 1960s with Latin dances like the mambo, cha-cha-cha, samba, and bossa nova. Today, we have the salsa and meringue.

- Poncho Sanchez

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I started on timbales. I had a friend who had a little Latin jazz band. His father made the timbales for us, so I learned to play on them. - Poncho Sanchez

My brothers and sisters got into mambo and cha-cha-cha music that they played on the radio... Back then there was only one station in L.A. that would play it. The disc jockey was Chico Cesno who would play what he called 'musica Cubana' or 'musica Latina.' - Poncho Sanchez

I started laughing and said 'Guys, I think (Latin jazz) is over the hump,' - Poncho Sanchez