Ray Barretto

Ray Barretto

🎂 29th April 1929 (97 yrs) 📍 New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Biography

Ray Barretto was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican ancestry. Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Latin jazz.

Ray Barretto

Movies Featuring Ray Barretto

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

as Self - Performer (archive footage)
From Mambo to Hip Hop

From Mambo to Hip Hop (2007)

No Image

Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3 (2006)

as Self - Percussionista
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet

Las caras lindas de Tite Curet (2002)

as Self (Archive Footage)
Money

Money (1991)

as Chandra
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Beats of the Heart: Salsa

Beats of the Heart: Salsa (1979)

as Self
Salsa

Salsa (1976)

Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa) (1972)

as Self