Poncho Sanchez has been played on NTS in shows including Launette's Hour , featured first on 16 August 2015. Songs played include Keeper Of The Flame and Manteca.

Poncho Sanchez (born October 30, 1951) is a Latin jazz artist, salsa singer, band leader and conguero (conga player). In 2000, Sanchez and his ensemble won the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album for their work on the Concord Picante album Latin Soul. A jazz great in himself, Sanchez has performed with artists Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaria, Hugh Masakela, Clare Fischer and Tower of Power, among others.

The youngest of eleven children, Poncho Sanchez was born in Laredo,…