Onajide | artist » latin jazz http://www.onajide.com drawing, photography, sculpture, writing, teaching Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:45:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Ray Barretto http://www.onajide.com/2006/02/ray-barretto/ http://www.onajide.com/2006/02/ray-barretto/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2006 04:59:00 +0000 admin http://www.onajide.com/2006/02/ray-barretto/ All Things Considered, February 17, 2006 · Musician Ray Barretto has died at the age of 76. The musician straddled the worlds of jazz and Latin music in a career that spanned almost six decades. Barretto was known for his fearless experimentation with Latin, jazz and rythm and blues, and for helping popularize Salsa music.

I first started listening to Ray Barretto’s music back in 1971, maybe earlier. I’ve loved salsa ever since that time. I’m also a frustrated composer (jazz) but, I had fun while living in SF hanging out with musiciam friends and playing percussion during their rehearsals. They respected that I knew harmony and where to find the beat as I was often the person they listened to so that they could return after improvising. Peace brother Ray!

Ray Barretto – Time Was – Time Is

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