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Ray Barretto

Ray Barretto

Born

April 29, 1929

Died

February 17, 2006 (76 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

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)
7.6

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

Money
4.9

Money

Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
8.0

Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
8.0

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

5.0

Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

Self (archive footage)

8.0

2021

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

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

Self

7.6

2021

Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3

Self - Percussionista

5.0

2006

Money

Money

4.9

1991

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

0.0

1979

Beats of the Heart: Salsa

Beats of the Heart: Salsa

Self

0.0

1979

Salsa

Salsa

0.0

1976

Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

Self

8.0

1972

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