Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1963, Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez was said to be the most talented and innovative percussionist in the world, even before being awarded a GRAMMY® in 1997. Whether performing with jazz-legends like McCoy Tyner or Michel Camilo, rock-stars like Carlos Santana and Stevie Winwood or in notable Latin American ensembles like the Tropi-Jazz All Stars of the late Tito Puente, ‘El Negro’ has also shown himself to be one of the most forceful and versatile musicians in the international music scene today.