Tito Puente

Tito Puente made timbales, mambo, Latin jazz, and bandleader showmanship into a central New York sound. The musician from the USA became known for Oye Como Va, dance-band energy, and a long recording career that joined Afro-Cuban rhythm with jazz arrangement. His tag connects Latin music, jazz, percussion, and the public culture of salsa-era performance.

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  Oye Como Va is one of the best-known cha-cha-chá songs, owing its unfading popularity to Carlos Santana who recorded his...