Sanabria was born in the South Bronx where he grew up in the Melrose Housing Projects. He is of Puerto Rican ancestry as both of his parents are from the island but met in the Bronx.\n', '

He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1975 to 1979 receiving his B.M and the Faculty Association Award for his work as an instrumentalist graduating in 1979. He received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1983 and was a featured performer on the Mambo Kings film soundtrack. He also appeared on The Bill Cosby Show with the Mario Bauzá Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra.\n', '

Sanabria has appeared over the years in many New York City public schools as well as all over the world teaching about and performing Latin jazz. He has written articles for Modern Drummer, DRUM!, Traps, Highlights In Percussion, and has written liner notes for many albums. He has composed music for the documentary films From Mambo To Hip Hop - A South Bronx Tale (2007) and Some Girls (2017). He currently teaches the Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra\'s at the Manhattan School of Music and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. He has been featured in such publications as the New York Times, The New York Daily News, Modern Drummer, Rhythm, DRUM!, Jazz Times, and Downbeat Magazine. \n', '

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