Tito Puente
Latin percussion legend
Tito Puente (1923–2000) was an American musician and bandleader who helped popularize Latin jazz and mambo.
Known as "El Rey del Timbal" (the King of the Timbales), he recorded over a hundred albums and wrote "Oye Como Va," later covered by Santana.
His name evokes the golden era of Latin dance music in New York.
Tall Afro-Cuban drums
- bongosJoined pair of drums
- maracasHandheld gourd rattles
- guiroSerrated gourd idiophone
- vibraphoneMotorized resonator percussion
marimba · xylophone · tambourine · shakers · cabasa · claves · cymbals · triangle
Director of musical ensemble
- composerCreator of musical works
- arrangerOne who orders elements
- vibraphonistMetal percussion performer
- percussionistOne who strikes instruments
Celia Cruz · Nuyorican · East Harlem · Juilliard · Grammy · showman · entertainer · recording artist
Blending African and Cuban
- claveLatin music's rhythmic spine
- cha-cha-chaSyncopated Latin ballroom style
- descargaImprovised Latin music gathering
- boogalooLatin-soul dance hybrid
swing · improvisation · bebop · fusion · big band · brass section · polyrhythm · syncopation
Struck metal percussion instrument
- cascaraMedicinal tree bark
- shellHard outer covering
- rimshotPercussive joke closer
- drumheadTaut membrane over cylinder
sticks · tuning · groove · soloing · clave · technique · fills · rolls
Rhythmic bodily movement
- claveLatin music's rhythmic spine
- duraOutermost meningeal membrane
- casinoFacility for wagering
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
Puerto Rico · movement · 1970s · clubs · social dance · partner dance
congas
Tall Afro-Cuban drums
vibraphone · marimba · xylophone · tambourine · shakers · cabasa · claves · cymbals · triangle · glockenspiel
bandleader
Director of musical ensemble
- composerCreator of musical works
- arrangerOne who orders elements
- vibraphonistMetal percussion performer
percussionist · Celia Cruz · Nuyorican · East Harlem · Juilliard · Grammy · showman · entertainer · recording artist · concert
Afro-Cuban
Blending African and Cuban
- claveLatin music's rhythmic spine
- cha-cha-chaSyncopated Latin ballroom style
- descargaImprovised Latin music gathering
boogaloo · swing · improvisation · bebop · fusion · big band · brass section · polyrhythm · syncopation · standards
cowbell
Struck metal percussion instrument
drumhead · sticks · tuning · groove · soloing · clave · technique · fills · rolls · accents
dance
Rhythmic bodily movement
New York · Puerto Rico · movement · 1970s · clubs · social dance · partner dance
dancefloor
Surface for rhythmic movement
New York · big band · brass · rhythm section · Cuban · upbeat · energetic · swing · orchestra · nightclub
Tito PuenteCelia Cruz
Legendary Cuban salsa vocalist
Marc Anthony · vocalist · singer · crooner
Tito PuenteSelena
Name meaning moon
Julio Iglesias · mariachi · Tejano · ranchera · bolero
Tito, bridge, pontiff, pontifical, pontificate, pontoon, punt