A son of Puerto Rican parents who grew up in the Bronx, Barretto moved between jazz and Latin music with relentless ...

As of this writing, it has been more than 20 years since we lost the great conguero Ray Barretto. A native New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent, Barretto was among the first musicians to bring the conga ...

There was a time when Fania Records was the most transcendent label in Latin music — hailed as the Motown of salsa. From its meteoric rise in late ’60s New York to its triumphant empire of sound ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Helen Quach / For De Los ) There was a time when Fania Records was the most transcendent label in Latin music — hailed as the ...