José AreasW
José Areas

José Octavio "Chepito" Areas Dávila is a Nicaraguan percussionist best known for having played timbales in the Latin rock group Santana in 1969–1977 and 1987–1989. In 1998, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for his work in Santana. In 1997, he performed on Abraxas Pool with other members of the early 1970s iteration of Santana, including Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Michael Carabello and Michael Shrieve. Previously, he released an eponymous solo album on Columbia/CBS Records in 1974. La Gigantona, a 1976 collaboration with Nicaraguan singer-songwriter and childhood friend Alfonso Noel Lovo, was reissued by Numero Group in 2012. He was featured along with Richard Bean in 2003 CD The Sounds of Santana by Mike Roman & The Tellstars, and he played alongside Michael Shrieve in the 2007 CD Cha Cha Time! by Mike Roman & The Tellstars.

Habib Meftah BushehriW
Habib Meftah Bushehri

Habib Meftah Boushehri

Andy FaragW
Andy Farag

Andy Farag is the percussionist for progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. He was brought into the band by original drummer Mike Mirro in early 1998, shortly after the release of their debut album Greatest Hits Vol. III. His first show as a member of the band was on 5 March 1998. Farag first appeared on disc with Umphrey's McGee on the 1999 live album Songs for Older Women and has remained with the band ever since.

Zohar FrescoW
Zohar Fresco

Zohar Fresco is an Israeli percussionist and composer, specializing on the frame drum. He is known to have created a unique technique that combines different traditional styles of playing frame drum. He is a member of the jazz trio MOŻDŻER DANIELSSON FRESCO, together with Polish pianist Leszek Możdżer and Swedish double bass player Lars Danielsson. Previously, he was a member of the Israeli band Bustan Abraham, which existed between 1991 and 2003.

Joel GionW
Joel Gion

Joel Gion is an American rock percussionist, best known as the tambourinist for the psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

Sudha KheterpalW
Sudha Kheterpal

Sudha Kheterpal is a British-Indian musician best known as the percussionist in Faithless. In 2008, she toured with The Return of the Spice Girls. She has also played with K-Klass, Kylie Minogue, Melanie Williams, Jo Roberts, Corduroy, Mark Morrison, Rae and Christian, Ian Brown, Talvin Singh, The Pussycat Dolls and Dido.

Wolfgang LackerschmidW
Wolfgang Lackerschmid

Wolfgang Lackerschmid is a German jazz musician, bandleader and composer. His main instrument is the vibraphone, but he also plays many other percussion instruments. Lackerschmid grew up in Ehingen and now lives in Augsburg, where he operates a recording studio.

Louie PérezW
Louie Pérez

Louis Frausto Pérez, Jr. is an American songwriter, percussionist and guitarist for Los Lobos and Latin Playboys.