Ernesto "Chico" Alvarez Peraza is a Latin American music artist who is known throughout the New York City and tri-state area simply as Chico Alvarez. He currently performs with the Afro-Cuban band Mafimba and has been a performer (mostly as the lead singer) for the last four decades. He is the host of a Latin jazz radio show on Sunday afternoons at WBAI radio (99.5 FM) called the New World Gallery. Alvarez is also a graphic artist and has designed various album covers for Latin music records over the years. Read more on Last.fm