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| Background information | |
| Birth name | José Octavio Areas Dávila |
| Also known as | Chepito Areas |
| Born | 25 July 1946 León, Nicaragua |
| Origin | León, Nicaragua |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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| Years active | 1969-present |
| Labels | Columbia |
| Associated acts | Santana |
José Octavio "Chepito" Areas Dávila (born 25 July 1946) is a Nicaraguan percussionist best known for having played timbales in the Latin rock group Santana in 1969–1977 and 1987–1989.[1] In 1998, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for his work in Santana.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.
Discography
Solo discography
- Jose "Chepito" Areas (1974)
with Santana
- Santana (1969)
- Abraxas (1970)
- Santana III (1971)
- Caravanserai (1972)
- Welcome (1973)
- Lotus (1974)
- Borboletta (1974)
- Festivál (1977)
- Moonflower (1977)
with Abraxas Pool
- Abraxas Pool (1997)
Other albums
- The Aliens! (1965)
- Feel It! (1970)
- Sisyphus (1970)
- Mwandishi (1970)
- Shake Off the Demon (1971)
- Choice Quality Stuff/Anytime (1971)
- Boz Scaggs & Band (1971)
- Danny Cox (1971)
- For Those Who Chant (1972)
- Brenda Patterson (1973)
- Crackin' (1975)
- Foolish Pleasures (1975)
- Chameleon (1976)
- La Gigantona (1976)
- Formerly Of The Harlettes (1978)
- Tropico (1978)
- Giants (1978)
- Passion And Fire (1984)
- The Healer (1989)
- Beyond the Thunder (1995)
- Ray Cepeda, "SOLO" (2000)
- The Sounds of Santana CD by Mike Roman & The Tellstars (2003)
- Cha Cha Time! CD by Mike Roman & The Tellstars (2007)
- Bossa n' Ramones (2008)
- Ray Cepeda, "Angels over Avalon and Aztlan (2008)
- We Back! (2013)
- Areas Of Santaana (2018)
References
- ^ "Past Players | Santana". Santana.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Santana | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
- ^ "Abraxas Pool - Abraxas Pool | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Alfonso Lovo - La Gigantona (2012, Vinyl) | Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 22 August 2019.