Fania Records
Ray Barretto
4
Releases
71
Tracks
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.
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Frequent Collaborators
19 Collabs
Joe Farrell
18 Collabs
Jimmy Owens
18 Collabs
Ron Carter
18 Collabs
Billy Cobham
12 Collabs
Jan Hammer
9 Collabs
John Tropea
4 Collabs
Roberto Rodriguez (2)
3 Collabs
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3 Collabs
Catalino Curet Alonso
3 Collabs
David Crosby
3 Collabs
Eddie Harris
3 Collabs
Stephen Stills
3 Collabs
Joe Wohletz
2 Collabs
The Sweet Inspirations
2 Collabs
George "Chocolate" Perry
2 Collabs
Yusef Lateef
2 Collabs
Ruben Blades
2 Collabs
Joe Vitale
2 Collabs
Chuck Rainey
2 Collabs
Bernard Purdie
2 Collabs
Cecil McBee
1 Collabs
Richard Tee
1 Collabs
Hugh Lawson
1 Collabs
Calixto Varela
1 Collabs
Joe Newman
1 Collabs
Willie Colón
1 Collabs
Tony Fuentes
1 Collabs
Johnny Pacheco
1 Collabs
Hector Zarzuela
1 Collabs
Roy Brooks
1 Collabs
Bee Gees
1 Collabs
Tommy Bolin
1 Collabs
Bobby Valentin
1 Collabs
Roberto Roena
1 Collabs
Haywood Henry
1 Collabs
David "Fathead" Newman
1 Collabs
Melvin Lastie
1 Collabs
King Curtis
1 Collabs
Roberto Baute Sagarra
1 Collabs
Fania All Stars
1 Collabs
Arif Mardin
1 Collabs
Orestes Vilato
1 Collabs
Arsenio Rodriguez