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Luciano Pozo González (January 7, 1915 – December 2, 1948), known professionally as Chano Pozo, was a Cuban jazz percussionist, singer, dancer, and composer. Despite only living to the age of 33, he played a major role in the founding of Latin jazz. He co-wrote some of Dizzy Gillespie's Latin-flavored compositions, such as "Manteca" and "Tin Tin Deo", and was the first Latin percussionist in Gillespie's band. According to Rebeca Mauleón, "Few percussionists have played as integral a role in... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Chano Pozo first charted in 1965 with Soul Sauce (Guacha Guaro).The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.