Tito Puente
Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. He was also known as “El Rey de los Timbales,” or “The King of the Timbales.” Puente and his music have appeared in films including The Mambo Kings and Fernando Trueba's Calle 54. He guest-starred on television shows, including Sesame Street and The Simpsons episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?".
Genre: salsa, latin-jazz, son-cubano, cha-cha-cha, mambo, latin
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Top Tracks
- El Cayuco
- Oye Como Va - Bongo Edit
- I Like It (Like That) (feat. Ray Barretto, Sheila E., Tito Nieves, Tito Puente, Paquito D'Rivera, Dave Valentin & Grover Washington, Jr.) - Radio Mix
- Varsity Drag - Mambo Jazz Instrumental
- Cuando Te Vea (Guaguanco)
- Complicación
- Maria Cervantes
- Michael's Mambo
- The Masters at Work (feat. Tito Puente & Eddie Palmieri)
- Ran Kan Kan - Live - Thunderball Vs. The Fort Knox Five Remix
- Tokyo Blues
- Llego Mijan (Son Montuno)
- Let Me Love You (feat. Tito Puente)
- If I Had the Opportunity (feat. Tito Puente)
- Equinox - Live
- Yiri-Yiri-Bon
- Sun Goddess
- Airegin
- Contigo En La Distancia
- All Blues
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