Although both of his parents were full-blooded Puerto Ricans, Ray Barretto was as American as they come. Born in Brooklyn, by the age of seven he had already resided in that borough, as well as ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Ray Barretto, a Grammy-winning Latin jazz percussionist known for integrating the conga drum into jazz, died Friday, officials said. He was 76. Barretto had undergone heart bypass ...

Latin jazz percussion legend Ray Barretto, who will turn 75 next month, casually flipped the script at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater on Friday night. Billed as a homage to drummer Art Blakey, ...