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American drummer

Musical artist

Cindy Blackman Santana (born November 18, 1959), sometimes known as Cindy Blackman,^[1] is an American jazz and rock drummer. Blackman has recorded several jazz albums as a bandleader and has performed with Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Simmons, Ron Carter, Sam Rivers, Cassandra Wilson, Angela Bofill, Buckethead, Bill Laswell, Lenny Kravitz, Joe Henderson and Joss Stone.

Early life and education

Blackman was born November 18, 1959, in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Her mother and grandmother were classical musicians and her uncle was a vibist.^[2] As a child, her mother took her to classical concerts.^[3]

Blackman's introduction to the drums happened at the age of seven in Yellow Springs. At a pool party at a friend's house. she saw a drum set and began playing them. "Just looking at them struck something in my core, and it was completely right from the second I saw them," says Blackman. "And then Salvador santana!