Mr. Figueroa is currently an Instructor at Paws Music , a public benefit organization based in Los Angeles that ' works to advance the Afro - Latin performing arts in their traditional and modern forms ' .
Mr. Figueroa is currently an Instructor at Paws Music Academy , a public benefit organization based in Los Angeles , which he founded in 1976 . 
 The Paws Music Academy ' works to advance the Afro - Latin performing arts in their traditional and modern forms ' .