Annette A. Aguilar is a multi-percussionist, recording artist, producer and bandleader. She was born in San Francisco into a family from Nicaragua and currently resides in New York City. She began playing music at the age of 11 and by the time she turned 16, she was sitting in and

performing with renowned Latin artists Santana, Cal Tjader and Sheila E. She has led her Latin Brazilian Jazz group Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans since 1992 and has released three albums to wide acclaim. The band toured three times as Latin Jazz Ambassadors for the U.S. Department of State, and  has also toured and shared the stage with many top New York City Pop, Jazz and Latin groups including Darlene Love, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Tito Puente, and many others. Keep up with her on social media including @aaabeans on instagram.