Ernesto Antonio Puente Jr.
Latin Bandleader, Jazz, Salsa and Mambo musician of Puerto Rican descent - born and raised in Spanish Harlem in New York City.
He is credited with introducing the timbal - a double tom-tom played with sticks - and the vibraphone to Afro-Cuban music. He also played trap and conga drums, claves, piano, and occasionally saxophone and clarinet.
El Rey Del Timbal: April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000