Tito Puente ~ Similar Artists

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Mongo Santamaria - 100% match to Tito Puente

Ramón Santamaría, 7 April 1922, Jesús María district, Havana, Cuba, d. 1 February 2003, Miami, Florida, USA. Percussionist and band leader Santamaría (nicknamed Mongo by his father) arrived in New York at the end of the 40s. There he performed... Read more

Eddie Palmieri - 71% match to Tito Puente

Eduardo Palmieri, 15 December 1936, South Bronx, New York City, New York, USA, of Puerto Rican parentage. The self-avowed pioneering "oxygen cocktail" of contemporary salsa, pianist, band leader, composer, arranger, producer Palmieri began playing the piano at the age of eight.... Read more

Ray Barretto - 67% match to Tito Puente

29 April 1929, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, d. 17 February 2006, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA. Born to Puerto Rican parents, Barretto was raised in East Harlem and the Bronx and was a prominent Latin band leader for many decades. However, he started his professional... Read more

Cachao - 52% match to Tito Puente

Poncho Sanchez - 52% match to Tito Puente

30 October 1951, Laredo, Texas, USA. The youngest of 11 children, Sanchez taught himself to play guitar, flute, drums and timbales before choosing the conga. He was raised in Norwalk, California, where he played with local bands although his first engagement was as a singer with... Read more