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
Guarare
Ray Barretto Lyrics
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PASTORITA TIENE GUARARÉ CONMIGO. YO NO SÉ PORQUE SERÁ. 1 -
Yo no nunca le he hecho nada.
Ella es mi amiga del alma
y la llevo en el corazón. (2@X)
PASTORITA TIENE GUARARÉ CONMIGO. YO NO SÉ PORQUE SERÁ. MONTUNO 1 -
*** PASTORITA TIENEN GUARARÉ Oh no, no, no, no, oh noo, no se puee creer
Con tu sentimiento triste yo no jugaré
siempre yo he sido tu papi y siempre seré
Sabes que te quiero mucho, tu lo sabes bien
Pastorita tinen guararé!!
MAMBO - "Que te pasa pastorita?"
MONTUNO 2
*** GUARARÉ *** PASTORITA TIENE GUARARÉ
Trumpet
Trumpet
Trumpet
Trumpet
MAMBO - "Aya, ya, ya yay" "Pastora"
MONTUNO 3 -
*** GUARARÉ 4X)
1) Guararé, y guararé, y guararé.
2) Guararé, guara, guararé
3) el sentimiento que tengo
4) oye bien que tal lo siento
5) oye Pastorita tiene
6) Ella tiene guararé
7) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
8) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
9) Pastorita de mi vida
10) Pastorita que linda es
11) Se escucha lo que te quiero
12) oye si yo te amaré
13) Pero que guara, que guara, que guara, guara, que guara. que guararé
14) oye es mi Pastorita
15) oye tiene guararé
16) Yo la conocí una noche
17) allá en el bembe
18) pero que guara y guara
19) pero que guara y guara
20) oye Pastorita tiene
21) oye tiene guararé
Guararé CODA AL FIN...
The lyrics to Ray Barretto's "Guarare" tell the story of a man named Papi who is trying to understand why his friend, Pastorita, has a certain feeling called Guarare towards him. Papi is confused because he has never done anything wrong to her, and he values her friendship deeply. The song is divided into three parts - the intro, montuno 1, and montuno 2 - all of which build up to the final coda.
In the intro, Papi introduces the central theme of the song. He talks about how Pastorita has Guarare towards him, even though he has done nothing to cause it. He emphasizes that he values their friendship and holds her close to his heart.
In montuno 1, Papi is more forceful in his response to Pastorita's Guarare. He tells her not to play around with his emotions and declares that he will always be there for her. He also acknowledges that he loves her as a friend.
In montuno 2, the song reaches its peak as the trumpets take center stage. Papi sings about the strength of Pastorita's Guarare and how it has affected him deeply. He calls her "Pastora" and emphasizes how much he values their friendship.
Overall, "Guarare" is a testament to the power of friendship and how confusing it can be when emotions get involved.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo no nunca le he hecho nada.
I have never done anything wrong to Pastorita.
Ella es mi amiga del alma
She is my soul friend.
y la llevo en el corazón. (2@X)
She is close to my heart.
PASTORITA TIENEN GUARARÉ
Pastorita has hit me with her Guararé energy.
Oh no, no, no, no, oh noo, no se puee creer
It's unbelievable how amazing her Guararé energy is.
siempre yo he sido tu papi y siempre seré
I have always been there for her and always will be like a father figure.
Sabes que te quiero mucho, tu lo sabes bien
She knows I love her very much.
Trumpet
Trumpet
Trumpet
Trumpet
Musical interlude - instrumental trumpet music.
el sentimiento que tengo
The feelings I have for her.
oye bien que tal lo siento
I feel it deeply.
Pastorita tiene guararé!!
Pastorita's Guararé energy is amazing.
Aya, ya, ya yay" "Pastora
Musical interlude - short exclamation in the song.
Guararé, y guararé, y guararé.
Repetition of Guararé energy.
oye si yo te amaré
I will always love her.
pero que guara, que guara, que guara, guara, que guara. que guararé
Repetition of Guararé energy with variations.
oye es mi Pastorita
She is my Pastorita.
yo la conocí una noche
I met her one night.
allá en el bembe
At the Bembe party.
oye Pastorita tiene
She has the Guararé energy.
Guararé CODA AL FIN...
Final Guararé coda - ending the song.
Writer(s): Georgio Penco
Contributed by Reagan R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@lissettedelgado9125
Saludos desde Panamá 🇵🇦✨ QUE VIVA LA SALSA 🇵🇦✨ 29/05/21
@cesarroman9829
He was in a position where he was the man
@lopz33
Un día como hoy, 11 de junio de 2007, fallece en Cali, Colombia, fallece Humberto Luis (Tito) Gómez. Lo seguimos extrañando, Maestro. 🎵🎤🎶😢😢😢
@tribunajuridicalaboralista1853
Ese es el mismo del grupo niche?
@pilardavidson3920
El murio el dia de mis cumple. Y yo no sabia 😲
@pilardavidson3920
@@tribunajuridicalaboralista1853 si el fue
@erikavictoriasierra1932
Su voz es tan reconocible que aunque no cante nada solo este en el coro en cualquier cancion su voz sobresale, excelente artista. Ahora mismo lo estoy escuchando 9 octubre 2020.
@edwinb9276
TUVE EL PRIVILEGIO DE ACOMPAÑARLO EN MIAMI, FLORIDA. ANTES DE QUE MURIERA. TODAVIA CREO QUE TENGO LA GRABACIÓN ORIGINAL, DE ESE EVENTO. WOW. NO PARECE QUE FUE, AYER.
@lopz33
Un día como hoy, 17 de febrero de 2006, falleció en Hackensack, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos, el percusionista, compositor, productor y director de orquesta de origen puertorriqueño Raymundo (Ray) Barretto Pagán, el Rey de las Manos Duras. Maestro, lo seguimos extrañando. 🎵🪘🥁✍🎶😢😢😢😢😢
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NUESTRO ORGULLO ❤