Chano Pozo

Cuban musician (1915-1948)
Person human Q1062320
Chano Pozo
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Chano Pozo

Summary

Chano Pozo is a human[1]. Born in Havana[2], he… he was born on January 7, 1915[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on December 2, 1948[5]. He worked as a composer[6], jazz musician[7], percussionist[8], singer[9], and songwriter[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Chano Pozo's place of birth was Havana[2].
  • Chano Pozo died in New York City[4].
  • Chano Pozo was born on January 7, 1915[3].
  • Chano Pozo was born on January 17, 1915[12].
  • Chano Pozo died on December 2, 1948[5].
  • Chano Pozo is buried at Colón Cemetery, Havana[13].
  • Chano Pozo held citizenship in Cuba[14].
  • Chano Pozo's professions included composer[6].
  • Chano Pozo's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Chano Pozo's professions included percussionist[8].
  • Chano Pozo's professions included singer[9].
  • Chano Pozo's professions included songwriter[10].
  • Chano Pozo is recorded as male[15].
  • Chano Pozo's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Chano Pozo's genre is Latin jazz[17].
  • Chano Pozo's family name is recorded as Pozo[18].
  • Chano Pozo's manner of death is recorded as homicide[19].
  • Chano Pozo's instrument is recorded as percussion instrument[20].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: CU[22]

  • Began / founded: 1915-01-17[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1948-12-02[24]

  • Genre(s): afro-cuban jazz, latin jazz[25]

  • Community tags: afro-cuban jazz, latin jazz[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 505047e5-0398-426e-b22a-fb68a00bad70[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Chano Pozo was born in Havana[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 7, 1915[3] and January 17, 1915[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], jazz musician[7], percussionist[8], singer[9], and songwriter[10].

Death and Burial

Chano Pozo died on December 2, 1948[5]. He died in New York City[4]. He is buried at Colón Cemetery, Havana[13].

Why It Matters

Chano Pozo ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Chano Pozo born?

Chano Pozo's place of birth was Havana[2].

Where did Chano Pozo die?

Chano Pozo passed away in New York City[4].

What did Chano Pozo do for work?

Chano Pozo worked as composer[6], jazz musician[7], percussionist[8], singer[9], and songwriter[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q14005. Retrieved . jazztimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q14005. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . blogs.miaminewtimes.com. blogs.miaminewtimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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