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José "Chepito" Areas

real name José Areas Dávila

León, Nicaragua

José "Chepito" Areas is credited on 144 albums across 1,951 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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144

Albums

1,951

Pressings

7

Decades active

784

In collections

Biography

Nicaraguan percussionist (born 25 July 1946 in León, Nicaragua).
Member of the Santana group from 1969 to the late 1970s.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

144 albums · 1,951 pressings · active 1969–2025

  • Performance · 6,379
  • Other credits · 133
  • Production · 20

Studios: Pacific Recording Studios · Wally Heider Studios · Columbia Studios · CBS Studios, San Francisco

Discography

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