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Tito Puente

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Artist information

Year of Birth:1923
Year of death:2000

Biography

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Even during his lifetime (1923 - 2000) was a legend Tito Puente. The percussionist was known as a band leader who defined the sound of Spanish Harlem. From the fifties was partly due Puente's work styles like mambo and cha-cha-cha in a larger (and white) were publicly known. In his later life Puente also played an important role in Latin jazz and salsa. Santana scored a big hit with its Oye Comomore

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