Ray Barretto

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

8

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-04-29

Day of death

2006-02-17 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Ray Barretto

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

  • Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

  • A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

  • Beats of the Heart: Salsa

    Beats of the Heart: Salsa

  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

  • Money

    Money

  • Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

    Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

  • Salsa

    Salsa

  • Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3

    Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3