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Poncho Sanchez has the heart and soul of his Latin music roots and the love and feel for funk. The result of these passions is the unique style that has helped establish him as a talented and innovative conga player and songwriter. During the interview he recalled how his love of music developed and the pride he has towards bringing his music to audiences all over the world. Poncho also spoke eloquently of his musical influences including his personal hero Mongo Santamaria, who became one of Poncho’s closest friends.  

Stephen Yu pioneered conga making in Thailand before it was common and popular. He also created a long list of items, beginning with guitars, for a number of other companies. When it was time for him to branch out and create his own name product line, he found his operations were already up and running, but the name was not known. That was 1984. Today, Tycoon Percussion is one of the world’s largest percussion companies and the largest such exporter in Thailand.