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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.
Apr 29, 2024 · Released in 1970, Ray Barretto’s ‘Barretto Power’ is a masterpiece that seamlessly blends progressive and traditional Latin music.
Feb 17, 2006 · Ray Barretto. Conguero who ranks among the greatest, most influential percussionists of all time, helping bring Latin rhythms into the jazz mainstream. Read Full Biography.
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. Barretto was known for his...
The musical legacy of Ray Barretto included a Best Latin Album Grammy in 1989 for “Ritmo en el corazón,” which he recorded with Celia Cruz.
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...
