Tito Puentes

Real Name:
Ernesto Antonio Puente Jr.
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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
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Discography

Production:
Baile Conmigo (12")   Puente Records 1994
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Baile Conmigo (12")   Puente Records 1994
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Tito Puente - Ran Kan Kan (Masters At Work Dub)