Ray Barretto

USA

Born: 29 April 1929

Died: 17 February 2006

Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Latin, Jazz, International

Styles: World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin America, Latin America, Tropical, New York Salsa, Salsa, Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Bop, Cuban Jazz, Afro-Cuban, Boogaloo

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While Ray Barretto's congas have graced more recording sessions than virtually any other conguero of his time, he has also led some refreshingly progressive Latin jazz bands over the decades. His records often have a more tense, more adventurously eclectic edge than those of most conventional salsa groups, unafraid to use electronics and novel instrumental or structural combinations, driven hard by his rocksteady, endlessly flexible percussion work. This no doubt reflects Barretto's wide range of musical interests and also the fact that he came...

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