Article: Latin Beat: music update.

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What would this world be like without any percussion instruments? For some, life would be the same as always, but it wouldn't be the same for others who regard said instruments as the musical bloodline to the soul.

Latin jazz would be virtually non-existent without it, as documented in the music recently recorded by Sammy Figueroa, Chembo Corniel, Bobby Sanabria, Poncho Sánchez, Nils Fischer, Francisco Mela, Egüi Castrillo, Bobby Matos, John Santos, Rolando Matías, Ignacio Berroa, Dafnis Prieto, Mayra Casales, David Mora, Marlon Simón, Tito de Gracia, Paoli Mejías, and countless more.

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