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Raymundo "Ray" Barretto Pagán (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) 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.
American conga player, drummer, percussionist, bandleader, composer and producer. Father of Ray Barretto Jnr. Member of Tito Puente's orchestra from 1957 to 1960, he formed his own orchestra in 1961. Highly demanded session musician for labels like Prestige, Blue Note, Riverside and Columbia and member of Fania All Stars.
Making the transition from the ghettos of New York Latin barrios to the heights of the music world requires enormous character. Such is the case of Ray Barretto.
- Ray Barretto - Llanto de Cocodrilo (Letra Oficial)2.3K Views
- Ray Barretto - Fuego y Pa' Lante (Visualizador Oficial)1.6K Views
- Ray Barretto - Bilongo (Visualizador Oficial)479 Views
- Ray Barretto - Love You (Eras) Visualizador Oficial235 Views
- Ray Barretto - Lo Mismo Que A Usted (Visualizador Oficial)214 Views
- Ray Barretto - Happy Birthday Everybody (Visualizador Oficial)835 Views
- Ray Barretto - Trompeta y Trombón (Visualizador Oficial)845 Views
- Ray Barretto - Do You Dig It? (Visualizador Oficial)245 Views
- Ray Barretto - Boogaloo Con Soul (Visualizador Oficial)243 Views
- Ray Barretto - El Picor (Visualizador Oficial)312 Views
Feb 18, 2006 · Ray Barretto, a percussionist who helped define the role of the conga drum in jazz and became an influential figure in both jazz and Latin music during a career spanning more than 50...
Ray Barretto was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican ancestry. Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as...
Feb 18, 2006 · Musician Ray Barretto has died at the age of 76. The musician straddled the worlds of jazz and Latin music in a career that spanned almost six decades.
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Feb 18, 2006 · Ray Barretto, the towering Puerto Rican percussionist who straddled the occasionally conflicting worlds of salsa and Latin jazz during a career that spanned more than half a century, died...
