The Bag Messenger- Francisco Aguabella
- May 12, 2010
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Latin Percussion legend Francisco Aguabella dies at 84.
"Francisco Aguabella, an Afro-Cuban percussionist considered a master sacred drummer who also had a wide-ranging career in jazz and salsa, has died. He was 84.Aguabella died Friday of cancer at his Los Angeles home, said his daughter Menina Givens.
His career "bears testimony to the existence and continuity of a sacred tradition in dancing and music that has been present throughout the development of popular music in the Afro-Cuban style," UC Irvine professor Raul Fernandez said in his 2006 book "From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz.""- The LA TIMES