Johnny Sandoval- Percussion Sandoval, a native of Miami, Arizona, was introduced to music by his uncles who toured with Benny Goodman, while maintaining their own Swing/Mambo/Rumba Big Band. He started playing bongos at a very young age, and continued to hone his skills as multi-talented percussionst. His performance credits include Sister Sledge, Arturo Sandoval, Bloodstone, Joe Bataan, The Miracles and many others. Sandoval can also be heard on movie soundtacks such as Mel Gibson's" Ransom" and Brad Pitt's "The Devils Own," as well as the internationally popular televsion show "Sabado Gigante."