Ray Barretto
American percussionist
Raymundo "Ray" Barretto Pagán was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent. Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Latin jazz. Wikipedia
Born: April 29, 1929, Brooklyn, New York, NY
Died: February 17, 2006 (age 76 years), Hackensack University Medical Center Emergency Room, Hackensack, NJ
Music groups: Fania All-Stars and The Blackout All-Stars (1994 – 1994)
Genres: Musica tropicale and Jazz
Spouse: Annette Rivera (m. 1977–2006)
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Raymundo "Ray" Barretto Pagán (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent.
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Conguero who ranks among the greatest, most influential percussionists of all time, helping bring Latin rhythms into the jazz mainstream.
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American conga player, drummer, percussionist, bandleader, composer and producer. Father of Ray Barretto Jnr. Member of Tito Puente's orchestra from 1957 to ...