Ray Barretto

    Ray Barretto

    April 29, 1929 (95 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

    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 well as Latin jazz.

    Known For

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
    A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetA Walking Tour of Sesame Street
    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New YorkNueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
    SalsaSalsa
    Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

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