Ray Barretto
Born: 1929-04-29
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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)
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Salsa
Pogreso
Money
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
From Mambo to Hip Hop
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
Top Movie Credits
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage)
Pogreso
Music
Money
Chandra
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
Self (Archive Footage)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)