Sammy Figueroa


Sammy Figueroa is an American percussionist. At 18 he joined the band of bassist Bobby Valentín and also co-led the Brazilian/Latin fusion group Raíces.

Selected Discography

As leader or co-leader

;Solo
;With Sammy Figueroa & His Latin Jazz Explosion
With Average White Band
With George Benson
With Blondie
With Tommy Bolin
With David Bowie
With The Brecker Brothers
With Stephanie Mills
  • Tantalizingly Hot
With Chic
  • Chic
  • C'est Chic
  • Risqué
  • Real People
  • Take It Off
  • Tongue in Chic
With Joe Cocker
With Melissa Manchester
  • Hey Ricky
With Miles Davis
With Joey DeFrancesco
  • Where Were You?
With Candi Staton
  • Candi Staton
With Al Foster
  • Mr. Foster
With Hiroshi Fukumura
  • Hot Shot
With Dave Grusin
With Daryl Hall & John Oates
  • Ooh Yeah!
With Debbie Harry
  • KooKoo
With Etta Jones
  • Christmas with Etta Jones
  • Reverse the Charges
With Mick Jagger
  • She's the Boss
With Stanley Jordan
  • Magic Touch
With Debbie Gibson
  • Body, Mind, Soul
With Chaka Khan
  • Naughty
  • Chaka Khan
With Ben E. King
  • Music Trance
With Carole King
  • City Streets
With Earl Klugh
  • Wishful Thinking
With Herbie Mann
With Jay McShann
With Bette Midler
  • Thighs and Whispers
With Charles Mingus
  • Me, Myself an Eye Mingus does not play on this posthumous recording
With Bob Mintzer Big Band
  • Departure
With Yoko Ono
  • It's Alright
With Jimmy Ponder
With Sonny Rollins
  • Road Shows, Vol. 1
  • Road Shows, Vol. 2
  • Road Shows, Vol. 3
With David Lee Roth
  • Crazy from the Heat
  • Eat 'Em and Smile
  • Skyscraper
With Diana Ross
With Leo Sayer
  • World Radio
With John Scofield
  • Who's Who?
With Sister Sledge
  • We Are Family
With Patti Smith
  • Dream of Life
With Spyro Gyra
  • Three Wishes
With Luther Vandross
  • Forever, for Always, for Love
With Narada Michael Walden'