MUSICIAN

Armando Peraza

1924 - 2014

Photo of Armando Peraza

Icon of person Armando Peraza

Armando Peraza (May 30, 1924 – April 14, 2014) was a Cuban Latin jazz percussionist and a member of the rock band Santana. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Armando Peraza has received more than 134,210 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Armando Peraza is the 1,815th most popular musician (up from 1,827th in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 129th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Cuban Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Armando Peraza ranks 1,815 out of 3,175Before him are Jimmy Garrison, Dan Ar Braz, Gotye, Larry Adler, Ludwig Göransson, and Chris Broderick. After him are Eddie Kramer, Bootsy Collins, Nick Rhodes, Jovdat Hajiyev, Simon Barere, and Emmanuel Pahud.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Armando Peraza ranks 423Before him are Daniel Akaka, Joe Gaetjens, Ingemar Johansson, Scott Brady, Nicholas Colasanto, and Carroll O'Connor. After him are Mark Lenard, Wally Ris, Ingrid Sandahl, Harry Schwarz, William H. Webster, and César Ruminski. Among people deceased in 2014, Armando Peraza ranks 427Before him are Al Pease, Dave Power, Constantin Alexandru, Wayne Static, Jorge Romo, and Kenny Wheeler. After him are Giorgio Faletti, Aulis Rytkönen, Malik Bendjelloul, Nanda, Ibrahim Touré, and Tivadar Monostori.

Others Born in 1924

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 2014

Go to all Rankings

In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Armando Peraza ranks 135 out of 300Before him are Millard Mitchell (1903), Jon Secada (1961), Ana Fidelia Quirot (1963), José Antonio Rodríguez (1915), Cachao (1918), and Jorge Romo (1923). After him are Carlos Manuel Piedra (1895), Daína Chaviano (1957), Manuel Chorens (1916), Zoé Valdés (1959), Oscar Nunez (1958), and Regla Torres (1975).

Others born in Cuba

Go to all Rankings

Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Armando Peraza ranks 13Before him are Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), Dave Lombardo (1965), Pío Leyva (1917), Paquito D'Rivera (1948), and Rudy Sarzo (1950). After him are Rico Rodriguez (1934), and Aurelio Voltaire (1967).