Daniel Ponce

Daniel Ponce (July 21, 1953 – March 14, 2013) was a Cuban-American jazz percussionist.

He was born in Havana, Cuba, and Ponce played locally in Havana from age 11, and played percussion in a group called Watusi. He was exiled from Cuba in 1980 and fled to New York City. The Gonzalez brothers heard him play in Central Park, and brought him on October 27, 1981 to Soundscape, 500 West 52nd Street, fo… More