Annette A. Aguilar & String Beans

Annette A. Aguilar (born June 28, 1957) is an American Nicaraguan percussionist, bandleader, and music educator. She is best known as the leader of the Latin jazz-Brazilian jazz band Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans, which has toured extensively in the United States and Africa. She is the founder of the annual Women in Latin Jazz Festival in New York City, and is also a Latin Jazz Ambassador for the U.S. State Department.