Ray Barretto (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was a Grammy Award-winnin… Read Full Bio ↴Ray Barretto (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was a Grammy Award-winning Latin/Latin jazz musician of Puerto Rican ancestry.
Ray Barretto, a percussionist extraordinaire and legend in the Salsa & latin Jazz music community has left the music scene with his death in February 2006 at age 76.
Born of Puerto Rican descendence in Brooklyn during the depression, he lived with his mother in East Harlem, The South Bronx and other "boricua" districts before he joined the army, where in the latter 1940's he heard Dizzy Gillespie's hard bebop. The young man was transfixed by Dizzy Gillespie - Manteca," which featured conguero Chano Pozo.
He started sitting in at a Munich jazz club, and after his discharge, by the early 50's he had bought his own Cuban Cnga drum and was playing regularly at clubs like The Bucket of Blood. Soon Mambo was the rage, and Barretto eventually started playing with Tito Puente in 1957, replacing the famed Mongo Santamaria. He became a band leader on his own by 1961, and had a big hit with his group Charanga Moderna and their boogaloo dance craze single called "el Watusi" in 1963 that was the first Latin record to hit the Billboard top 20, and went Gold.
Barretto is credited by some for bringing the African Conga drum into popular music, and had a crossover appeal that transcended the genre boundries of mainstream music categories. He gained recognition beyond the Puerto Rican music scene, ex. played on many Blue Note albums. He beacme associated with the Latin label Fania in the 1960's and played for three decades in the popular ensemble called the Fania All Stars alongsde Willie Colon, Ruben Blades and others. His 1972 album, "Carnaval", is considered a masterpiece amongst latin Jazz afficianados with the songs "Cocinando Suave" and his interpretation of Gershwin's "Summertime".
Highlights of Barretto's run with the Fania All Stars were their tours of spots like Panama, Puerto Rico and Zaire where they played to 80,000 in Kinshasa before the Ali-Foremen fight. Undoubtedly their sell out concerts at N.Y's Yankee Stadium in 1973 & 1975 would have to be included as well.
In 1975 and 1976, Barretto earned back-to-back Grammy nominations for his solo albums "Barretto" (with the prize-winning song "Guarere") and his double "Barretto Live...Tomorrow". By 1976, although he had stopped performing & touring with his live salsa orchestra, he was regularly voted Best Conga Player in music magazine annual polls. He became interested in jazz fusion forms, and pursued this musical passion despite it's lack of commercial appeal. Barretto felt restricted by the Salsa scene, it's conventions and strict danceable format, and did not like the tag Latin Jazz either.
He teamed with singer Celia Cruz in 1983 for the first of several albums, finally winning a 1990 Grammy with her for their 1989 song "Ritmo En El Corazon". In 1992, he formed the ensemble New World Spirit, and was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
He had recently been named best drummer in the 2005 DownBeat poll, and received the NEA's 2006 Jazz Masters Fellowship before his health declined. His recent albums "Taboo" (1994), "My Summertime" (1998) and his final album 2005's "Time Was - Time Is" all received Grammy nominations for best Latin jazz performance.
Over the years he is said to have recorded more than 70 albums for numerous labels including Riverside, Atlantic, EMI, CTI, Fania, Tico, RCA Victor, Concord Picante, Prestige, Blue Note, Circular Moves, Sunnyside and his last for O+ Music. Amongst his many musical collaborators included Cannonball Adderly, Joe Farrell, Wes Montgomery, Cal Tjader, Charlie Palmieri, George Benson, Lou Donaldson, Dizzy Gillespie, José Curbelo , Adalberto Santiago, Steve Gadd, Hector Lavoe, Yusef Lateef, Gene Ammons, Red Garland, Ray Vega, Oscar Hernandez, Tito Gomez, and even Little Miami Steven Van Zant's Sun City project. At the time of his death in a New Jersey hospital, he was in his late 70's, and had recently had several health setbacks including suffering asthma, compounded by heart attack, bypass surgery, pneumonia , a tracheotomy and just enough damned ailments to take Fuerza Gigante down.
More Barretto Links & Sample MP3'z & Interviews available at
http://lilmikesf.blogspot.com/2006/02/conga-king-ray-barretto-rip.html
Ray Barretto, a percussionist extraordinaire and legend in the Salsa & latin Jazz music community has left the music scene with his death in February 2006 at age 76.
Born of Puerto Rican descendence in Brooklyn during the depression, he lived with his mother in East Harlem, The South Bronx and other "boricua" districts before he joined the army, where in the latter 1940's he heard Dizzy Gillespie's hard bebop. The young man was transfixed by Dizzy Gillespie - Manteca," which featured conguero Chano Pozo.
He started sitting in at a Munich jazz club, and after his discharge, by the early 50's he had bought his own Cuban Cnga drum and was playing regularly at clubs like The Bucket of Blood. Soon Mambo was the rage, and Barretto eventually started playing with Tito Puente in 1957, replacing the famed Mongo Santamaria. He became a band leader on his own by 1961, and had a big hit with his group Charanga Moderna and their boogaloo dance craze single called "el Watusi" in 1963 that was the first Latin record to hit the Billboard top 20, and went Gold.
Barretto is credited by some for bringing the African Conga drum into popular music, and had a crossover appeal that transcended the genre boundries of mainstream music categories. He gained recognition beyond the Puerto Rican music scene, ex. played on many Blue Note albums. He beacme associated with the Latin label Fania in the 1960's and played for three decades in the popular ensemble called the Fania All Stars alongsde Willie Colon, Ruben Blades and others. His 1972 album, "Carnaval", is considered a masterpiece amongst latin Jazz afficianados with the songs "Cocinando Suave" and his interpretation of Gershwin's "Summertime".
Highlights of Barretto's run with the Fania All Stars were their tours of spots like Panama, Puerto Rico and Zaire where they played to 80,000 in Kinshasa before the Ali-Foremen fight. Undoubtedly their sell out concerts at N.Y's Yankee Stadium in 1973 & 1975 would have to be included as well.
In 1975 and 1976, Barretto earned back-to-back Grammy nominations for his solo albums "Barretto" (with the prize-winning song "Guarere") and his double "Barretto Live...Tomorrow". By 1976, although he had stopped performing & touring with his live salsa orchestra, he was regularly voted Best Conga Player in music magazine annual polls. He became interested in jazz fusion forms, and pursued this musical passion despite it's lack of commercial appeal. Barretto felt restricted by the Salsa scene, it's conventions and strict danceable format, and did not like the tag Latin Jazz either.
He teamed with singer Celia Cruz in 1983 for the first of several albums, finally winning a 1990 Grammy with her for their 1989 song "Ritmo En El Corazon". In 1992, he formed the ensemble New World Spirit, and was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
He had recently been named best drummer in the 2005 DownBeat poll, and received the NEA's 2006 Jazz Masters Fellowship before his health declined. His recent albums "Taboo" (1994), "My Summertime" (1998) and his final album 2005's "Time Was - Time Is" all received Grammy nominations for best Latin jazz performance.
Over the years he is said to have recorded more than 70 albums for numerous labels including Riverside, Atlantic, EMI, CTI, Fania, Tico, RCA Victor, Concord Picante, Prestige, Blue Note, Circular Moves, Sunnyside and his last for O+ Music. Amongst his many musical collaborators included Cannonball Adderly, Joe Farrell, Wes Montgomery, Cal Tjader, Charlie Palmieri, George Benson, Lou Donaldson, Dizzy Gillespie, José Curbelo , Adalberto Santiago, Steve Gadd, Hector Lavoe, Yusef Lateef, Gene Ammons, Red Garland, Ray Vega, Oscar Hernandez, Tito Gomez, and even Little Miami Steven Van Zant's Sun City project. At the time of his death in a New Jersey hospital, he was in his late 70's, and had recently had several health setbacks including suffering asthma, compounded by heart attack, bypass surgery, pneumonia , a tracheotomy and just enough damned ailments to take Fuerza Gigante down.
More Barretto Links & Sample MP3'z & Interviews available at
http://lilmikesf.blogspot.com/2006/02/conga-king-ray-barretto-rip.html
Abidjan
Ray Barretto Lyrics
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Espoir 2000 Eh Kwamé Ahéhé Si t'es Au Madjess Ahéhé Ca Dja la Vous,…
Fababy Tranquillement tranquille (Twerks) Sagacité, Fouka Fouka (S…
Magic System Danser le zouglou hooo, holéléholého holéléholého Le Zoblazo…
snny (Intro) words like otito (truth) for me and people who swer…
Tribo De Jah Je me souviens jusquÂ'à present Je me souviens si bien et…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Ray Barretto:
A Deeper Shade Of Soul A deeper shade of soul, yeah yeah A deeper shade of…
Acid Bauhaus Mask The Man With X-Ray Eyes shoes that no man would…
Alafia Cumaye Ae Cumaye ae Cumaye Ae Cumaye Ae Cumaye ae Cumaye Ae Cumaye…
Alma con alma Todo lo que sueño es tan dulce Tan dulce como tu. Sueño…
Amor Artificial Un paraíso artificial que parece amor, cuatro paredes y en d…
Arrepientete Te haz creido que eres la roca Con tus laminos de…
Ay No Hay no que oscuro esta Quiero bailar en la claridad Can't: …
Ay No' Hay no que oscuro esta Quiero bailar en la claridad Can′t: .…
Ban Ban Quere Soy la rumba que vuelve a tu infante Borracha en coñac…
Bruca Manigua Yo so' un carabalí negro de nación Sin la libertad no…
Café Con Leche Shoes that no man would want to wear [Incomprehensible] the …
Canto Abacua Se escucha el sonar de tambores Anuncian la misa pa'l que…
Cocinando Cocinando suave puchunga cocinando Cocinando suave puchunga …
Con El Cimarrón (¡Déjame gozar con el cimarrón!) (Que se va pal' monte) (¡D…
De donde vengo La vilinea del rió plateado Se me confunde con el cielo Y…
Descarga Criolla Zephyr in the sky at night I wonder Do my tears…
Do You Dig It Yeah I smoke pot, yeah I love peace But I don't…
El Diablo *Risas Espiritu burlón uuoo tu no puedes conmigo Oo conmigo…
El Hijo de Obatala El Hijo de Obatala Ray Barreto Eñeñeñeñeñeñeñe Enñeñeñeñe…
El Nuevo Barretto Haja A gozar Jaime Todos los pollos que quieran gozar El …
El Tiempo Lo Dira Quedate una noche más dejame tratar de asimilar Quedate una…
El Watusi Caballero hay acaba de entrar Watusi Ese mulato que mide sie…
Errante y Bohemio Errante y bohemio, No me quieren ni las mujeres, Que lindas …
Eso Es Amar Caminar mientras piensas esta vez puede ser, Ver nacer esper…
Flor De Los Lindos Campos La busco por toda la ciudad Y aquí no está Me dicen…
Fuerza gigante Para la gente que siente orgullo de ser de una…
Guarapo Y Melcocha Yo tengo un cañaveral en una zanja de yuca y los pollos…
Guarare INTRO - - PASTORITA TIENE GUARARÉ CONMIGO. YO NO SÉ PORQUE …
Hipocrecia Y Falsedad La hipocresía y la falsedad Al fín se descubriran Este conse…
Indestructible Cuando en la vida se sufre una herida Porque se pierde…
Indiferencia Un paraíso artificial que parece amor, cuatro paredes y en d…
Invitacion Al Son (Invitación de corazón) (Para que todos bailen el son) (Inv…
La Familia Llegó mi familia ya Están mis hermano'aquí La gente que yo m…
La Orquesta Cuando suenan las trompetas Anunciando claridad Que los miem…
La Pelota Mamá no quiere Que yo juegue A la pelota Mamá no quiere …
Llanto de cocodrilo Yo te llorare con llanto de cocodrilo tu me lloraras con…
Los Mareados Rara como encendida La vi bebiendo, linda why fatal Bebía wh…
Margie Yo quisiera saber que yo te hecho. Yo quisiera saber por…
MERCY I need mercy I need mercy I need mercy I pray to God…
Nadie Se Salva de la Rumba Ala, la, la, la. (A cualquiera lo lleva hasta la tumba...) A…
New York Soul Wow! Good god! New York soul y′all! Re qué pasa mane? Oh ev…
Oye La Noticia El envidioso que quiere verme en el piso le doy noticia…
Pastime Paradise They've been spending most their lives Living in a pastime p…
Pasttime Paradise They've been spending most their lives Living in a pastime …
Préstame tu mujer Marcelino.Oye amigo tu sabes quien se mudó Al lado de aquel…
Pura Novela Empezamos la novela Como la empieza cualquiera Yo pobre y tu…
Que Bonita Es Mi Tierra Мало так мало осталось нормальных девчат Я так давно всё хот…
Que Viva La Musica Que viva, que viva la música criolla Pero que viva, que viva…
Quitate la Mascara La Academia Miscellaneous Himno De La Academia Tema de La Ac…
Ritmo Sabroso Oye, Barreto viene ya Ritmo sabroso pa' gozar Y tú, lo oyes,…
Salsa Y Dulzura Te traigo salsa y dulzura para gozar Te traigo salsa y…
Se Traba (Este son montuno se traba) (Se traba, se traba) (Este son m…
Seguire Sin Soñar Me dices que estas arrepentida Y que quieres volver a ser…
Sola Te Dejare Tú dices que eres la brava Y que no hay comparación Pues…
Soul Drummer Yeah baby That's the soul drummers Have you heard them cook…
Soy Dichoso SOY DICHOSO by Ray BarretoA veces, ay que sufrir, Para poder…
Teacher of Love I'm the lovin' lovin' man I'm the teacher of love (Teacher, …
The Shadow Of Your Smile The shadow of your smile When you have gone Will color all…
The Soul Drummers Yeah baby That's the soul drummers Have you heard them cook…
The Teacher Of Love I'm the lovin' lovin' man I'm the teacher of love (Teacher, …
Together Woo got to get together, baby Yeah, alright now This is some…
Triunfo El Amor Cuando por primera vez te vi Sentí unas ansias de amar Sentí…
Trucutu Trucutu que sabes trucos. Así le dijo a su tia, Se…
Vale Mas Un Guaguanco A na na na na na na Echale cuero Es cuestión de…
Vine pa' echar candela ¡Se a complicado tu problema, Yo vine pa' echar candela! ¡Se…
Vive y vacila soy como soy tu no me digas nada porque yo se que…
What Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, broth…
When You Wish Upon A Star When a star is born They possess a gift or two One…
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