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Raymundo "Ray" Barretto Pagán (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent. [2] Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Latin jazz.
Subscribe to Fania: https://found.ee/fania-subscribe-yt-latFania newsletter: https://found.ee/fania-subscribe-newsletter-latRay Barretto's "El Watusi" was or...
Apr 29, 2024 · Released in 1970, Ray Barretto’s ‘Barretto Power’ is a masterpiece that seamlessly blends progressive and traditional Latin music.
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...
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...
Feb 17, 2006 · The most widely recorded conguero in jazz, Ray Barretto grew up listening to the music of Puerto Rico and the swing bands of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Benny Goodman. Barretto credited Dizzy Gillespie's recording of "Manteca," featuring conguero Chano Pozo, with his decision to become a professional musician.
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...
