Ray Barretto dies at age 76

February 18, 2006

A few different versions of his obituary can be found in LA Times, NewJersey.com, Associated Press and of course The New York Times.

The first Ray Barretto track I heard was Acid - courtesy of Sergio at CDC. My initial reaction was, "Is this Salsa?" Acid gets played a lot especially in class settings and often for practicing shines at SOS and at Salsa Congresses.

Check his album Salsa Caliente De Nu York! to sample some of his biggest Salsa hits (courtesy of Amazon).