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Ray Barretto

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Ray Barretto

Born April 29, 1929 · New York City, New York, USA

Died February 17, 2006 · aged 76

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

SalsaSalsa · 1976
Salsa
★ 10.01976
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The Fania All Stars perform for 44,000 fans at Yankee stadium in New York. Besides concert footage, there's also included a history of Salsa, and vintage film clips of Hollywood's portrayal of Latinos in movies during the 1930's and 40's.
MoneyMoney · 1991
Money
★ 5.51991
MovieDramaThriller
A young man whose father's fortune was stolen by his closest friends sets out to get revenge in this odyssey through the world's major financial centers.
From Mambo to Hip HopFrom Mambo to Hip Hop · 2007
From Mambo to Hip Hop
2007
MovieDocumentary
Through interviews and performance clips, filmmaker Henry Chalfant explores the history of music in the South Bronx, from the Puerto Rican and Cuban influences that created the local salsa sound to the rise of hip-hop after fires destroyed the area. Artists appearing in this colorful documentary include Eddie Palmieri, Angel Rodríguez, Benny Bonilla, Clemente "Kid Freeze" Moreno, Ray Barretto, Willie Colón, Bobby Sanabria and many others.

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