This Afro Cuban percussionist, singer, and dancer was a prominent rumbero before he collaborated with Dizzy Gillespie in the late 1940s in NYC.

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Chano Pozo was an Afro-Cuban percussionist, singer and dancer known as a leading rumbero who came to New York and joined Dizzy Gillespie’s circle in the late 1940s.

1. Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- “Rumbero” refers to a performer steeped in rumba—Afro‑Cuban percussion, song and dance traditions—often a conguero (conga player) and singer/dancer.  
- Afro‑Cuban jazz (sometimes called “Cubop”) fused Cuban rhythms with bebop-era jazz; key figures who bridged the scenes include Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie, Machito, and Mario Bauzá.  
- Historical fact: Chano Pozo (Luciano Pozo González) left Cuba for New York in the mid‑1940s, collaborated with Dizzy Gillespie in 1947, and co‑authored landmark tunes like “Manteca.”

2. Step-by-step reasoning
- The question asks for an Afro‑Cuban percussionist, singer and dancer who was a prominent rumbero and then collaborated with Dizzy in late 1940s NYC.  
- Identify each option by role: Machito is primarily a bandleader/singer; Mario Bauzá is a trumpeter/arranger; Chano Pozo is known as a conga player, singer and dancer.  
- Match the description: only Chano Pozo fits “percussionist, singer, dancer” and the specific historical collaboration with Dizzy in NYC around 1947–48.

3. Calculations / intermediate steps
- No numerical calculations are required. The intermediate reasoning steps are identification and role-matching as shown above.

4. Why the correct answer is correct
- Chano Pozo was a celebrated rumbero from Havana who played congas, sang and danced. In 1947 he joined Dizzy Gillespie’s band in New York, bringing Afro‑Cuban rhythms into Gillespie’s big band and co‑composing “Manteca,” a foundational Afro‑Cuban jazz piece. This precisely matches the description.

5. Why the other options are incorrect
- Machito (Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo) was a seminal Cuban bandleader and singer who helped popularize Afro‑Cuban jazz but was not primarily described as a rumbero percussionist/dancer who joined Dizzy in the late 1940s.  
- Mario Bauzá was a trumpeter/arranger who introduced Afro‑Cuban elements to jazz and worked with Machito; he was not the percussionist/singer/dancer described.

6. Conclusion
All evidence confirms the correct answer is Chano Pozo, matching the provided answer.

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