Jose Vazquez-Cofresi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jose Vazquez-Cofresi

American conga drummer, bandleader, composer

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1975

Place of Birth: Biloxi, Mississippi, United States

Profession: artist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jose Vazquez-Cofresi is an American conga drummer, bandleader, composer and producer of Puerto Rican & Italian ancestry.
He is also called Manos de Hierro, literally translated ‘Iron Hands’, a name given to him by salsa bass player Luis Arona.
Throughout his career as a percussionist, he has played a wide variety of Latin music styles.
The first composition by Vazquez-Cofresi that was featured in a movie is Sentencia, featured in the salsa movie The Big Shot Caller (2008).
One of his most famous compositions is Aña Pa Mi Tambor, recorded by La Excelencia in 2009 that was featured on ZIN 33 for Zumba Fitness and So You Think You Can Dance Canada.
Monday Night Football on NBC started using La Economia, another composition written by Vazquez-Cofresi for salsa dance touchdowns made by American Football star Victor Cruz while playing for the New York Giants.