Ray Barretto

American conga player, drummer, percussionist, bandleader, composer and producer. Father of [a761762] Member of [a19594]'s orchestra from 1957 to 1960, he formed his own orchestra in 1961. Highly demanded session musician for labels like Prestige, Blue Note, Riverside and Columbia and member of [a15794]. Inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame in 1999. Born 29 April 1929 in New York City, New York Died 17 February 2006 in Hackensack, New Jersey.