To me, he was the most prolific conguero that ever lived......

RIP my brother Ray Barreto the greatest conga player he is the master of the conga.You will never be forgotton

I’m VERY PROUD to say that I(!!!) have actually done TWO gigs with the great RB.

The other road . A great jazz lp . I'm a lifetime jazz and latin with jazz aficionado. Ray rip y saludos a todos . Que viva aquadilla puerto Rico

As great a musician as he was, he was an even greater humanbeing. What a beautiful cat. RIP maestro and thanks for all the great music. BTW what an awesome interview.

Así es Barretto es el mejor. Al decir mejor encierra mucho, Barretto es un músico completo, El toca lo que quiere producir, El escoge el sonido de la banda, es un director que dirige el grupo en cada presentación, es un músico con visión, capaz de funcionar con bandas de jazz, es un músico que sabe lo que la gente quiere, y siempre produce éxitos que se hacen populares, a parte de todo esto Barretto tiene su propia técnica o estilo de tocar la congas, no toca como tocan todos, y además tiene un peso o volumen sólido que le da su nombre “ MANOS DURAS “, congueros todos, solo hubo y habrá un MANOS DURAS no habrá otro, es el mismo caso con TITO PUENTE, hay muchos timbaleros pero solo hubo un Rey. !

@franciscoramifa

4 жыл бұрын

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Incredible talent, thank you Ray.

Thank you Ray for the great memories and all the awesome music,,,The true Conga King!!! RIP Big Brother...

Ray Barretto a true Nyorican salsa & Jazz musician.

Too many words to express my gratitude for seeing this interview, Ray has always been a strong influence in my life through his music and individuality as an artist. Que en paz descance maestro! VAYA!!

I was reading Esmeralda Santiago’s book “Casi Mujer”, a memoir about a Puerto Rican girl’s coming of age in the Brooklyn of the 1960s and I shouted out with glee when she described going out to dance for the first time in Manhattan - to no other than Ray Barretto. I thought yes sister, speak the history. So I put on a few of Rays tunes. Then, I looked up this wonderful interview. I was just a kid in the 70s but for me today Ray’s music lives on. It was great of Ray to describe for what Latinos is a common sentiment when he said he loves Latin music but it’s not all that he is, and that he loves jazz too and that there is more to him. Thank you Ray - a class act.

Ray Barretto You will always be in our hearts hands of stones🙌you are a Legend RIP☝ You will never be forgotten Boogie Down Bronx😀

Todo un genio al haber creado; ACIDO y COCINANDO,....

Nice family , we grow up together in his home town Aguadilla, at the neighborhood “La quince “, he’s father was olso a musician who loves to play at Christmas , we used to go for Christmas around the neighborhood and bring parrandas to our friend , and his brother Sammy was olso a musician, that plays air instruments 🎺, I grow up more around Sammy because we are same age. Awesome family , I miss those days .

Ray Barretto, forever !!!!!!!!

What an awesome interview for the history of our Latin music, well done ! Thanks for sharing!

I remember being in the Corso nightclub in Manhattan, I sensed someone standing next to me. To my amazement it was Ray Barretto! He said hello! What a nice humble human being.

BARRETO BARRETO DESCANSA EN PAZ OPINIÓN NIVEL SUPERMAN PERDÓN ASÍ ERA UN PERSONAJE DE VIDA INDISCUTIBLEMENTE

This was such a terrific interview with Barretto, I learned so much from this, due to the insightful Lady’s questions. This man was so interesting, creative and a monster musician. I had a good friend (Artie Webb), who played a mean flute in a few of Ray’s albums.j

El gran Ray Barreto! One of the key influential figures in the world of salsa. Rest in God’s everlasting glory and thank you for your musical legacy.

What a great guy!! So many beautiful stories, amazing interview!

Ray the Solos you played were spiritual transcendental .No earthly connection.

Brooklyn native here, OMG he mentioned Bobby Capo my father used to sing in the group with Bobby Capo , i remember my brother's always making these drum 🥁 sound and guitar hand movements on anything

El Indestructible!

Thank you so much, great Interview. By far not enough Manos Duras - material on KZread. Grande entre los grandes, EPD

Relativamente joven se fue Ray quien tanto nos hizo disfrutar su música tan sabrosa, que lástima que ya no esté, QEPD...

My father born in Coamo PR, knew and sang with Bobby Capo in Coamo, PR back in the day, to hear Ray mention Bobby Capos name brought back memories

I remember Ray playing at the Chez Jose in 1967. It was party time !!!!!!! I still think about those Friday nights. Eddie in NYC 2/22

I was at Barretto’s concert at UPR, Puerto Rico. It was circa July or August 1990. I had just lost my dad two months prior and I was heart broken, and that was my first chance to try to crack a smile after the pain I was going through. And I only would’ve broken out of my mourning for something special. I was (am) a huge fan of Ray and I remembered asking my mom for her permission to go to a party (I was a grown up but felt like I owed that respect to my mother and sisters, which were mourning). Yea, I was part of that huge 10 mins standing ovation yelling “arriba Watusi”. Great times.

Look at Ray's huge hands he was at least 6' 2", 6' 3. No wonder he was called manos duras. RIP Maestro. I'll always love your contributions to our great latin music.

Ray Barretto, one of the all time greats in Latin Music. Always made a comeback with an even greater impact. Once again, blowing everyone away! This is my memory of this true giant. "Que Viva LA Musica".

Q Dios t tenga en su Santa Gloria Ray‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏‼️‼️👏👏👏👏👏

Que viva por siempre su memoria. Ray Barreto. El Rey de las manos Dura.

I have been straining my brain on this Bronx awesome musician with deep history. He passed a few years ago. But thus interview expands his gift to us. I play his music almost every night for therapy aside from dancing at the Hunts Point Place, the Courso, the Village Gate in the 60s and 70s. God blessed us: POWER!

Ray barretto I used to listen to a lot of your music I've always loved your salsa sound truly with a New York flavor salsa. One of the records you did but it was non salsa where you had to win back the salsa audience of New York when you did the other road album wish I found it to be an incredible sound of a true New York Regan Latin jazz experimental sound that became one of the great albums I still ahead of his time even till now at 2022 and beyond I've always been in love with music I've always wanted to do something constructive different innovative extronically unique which never materialize I got stuck in my own world of nothing but you became something I have to take my hat off to you and congratulate you for making this legacy thank you for your music maybe I'll develop my own but in these times I feel they should be some serious writing that talk about the times of today the past has passed not much different from yesterday

Serious jazz head; master congero; a sweet guy.... who was totally accessible to the youngsters in Paterson with whom I taught.

Ray your a legend ❤ I love you ❤️

Thank you for Sharing The Great Barreto

great interview

Thanks for sharing.. Love it.... RIP brother Ray....

si señor Ray Barretto toca sus Congas cada dia mejor sabrosooooooo QDEP

Gracias por esta entrevista. Saludos desde🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Ray Barreto legendario !

Wow amazing video ❤

Ray Barretto the giant the force of Salsa-- Latin Jazz.Born in the republic of Brooklyn NY.Like Harlow, Richie Ray& Bobby Cruz etc.Shout out to Brooklyn baby!

My mother knew Arsenia Capo and I remember as a young child having a memory of meeting Arsenia Capo

I play congas because of this man.

EL WATUSI was a national crossover hit. (1961) I was still in high school, but I became an immediate salsa fanatic. Congrats to Ray Barretto.

@AuroraFlores

2 жыл бұрын

1963, it hit the top of the American music charts!

@josephbrabander9124

Жыл бұрын

@@AuroraFlores I remember it well.

@chironjo

Жыл бұрын

@@AuroraFlores Aurora, this was an awesome interview, you were well prepared with lots of respect to the interviewee and the public. Great job. Congrats from Puerto Rico.

El REY

Our Borikenismo, With New Blood, Indestructible..🇵🇷

El Rey un maestro que viva la salsa .

Uno de los maestros de la salsa gorda. 💪🙏

Saludos Estimada Aurora.... seria un abuso pedir los subtítulos en español 😉?

Giovanni will undoubtedly go down as one of the best if not THE best congero ever!

Hi!🙋 Ms Aurora thank you so much for this video and everything you do to preserve our musical roots!🙏🎶 Wow!;) It is such a great thing to publish or post videos of 🎼"The Masters Of Our Music"🎵Again, thank you so much ma'am! Here's another subscriber for you!😉 Humble Regards and blessings to you and yours!🙏🙌

@AuroraFlores

7 жыл бұрын

GRACIAS!

@josemart50

7 жыл бұрын

Aurora Flores No, al contrario GRACIAS! A usted!😍👍✌

Great memories from the bronx

Saludos Aurora...i'm really proud of you ! i've seen this interview a few times and others you have made and every time you do that, i get tears in my eyes..why ? Because it takes me back to the old days in the bronx where i can mention so much places and especially with music. Sin casi saber hablar español e ir a visitar a mi abuela in prospect ave. and always hear diferent kind of music. I recorded that music in my heart and for that reason I became a musician. I really thank her !! I blame my grandmother for having that music where she use to live in the basement, where all tha family party was done. Si no llega ser por ella, no hubiera conocido esa hermosa musica nuestra.."LA MUSICA LATINA" by her I even knew what was musica de santeria because she was into that and it blew my mind hearing los tambores y los bata. So you see, I really thank you for taking us thru culture history from where we came from, even in bad times where gangs and drugs where the king of the streets and we or I might say our parents manage to keep us safe till we had our own choice of living..Wow what memories. I sometimes go to you tube and manage to see how the Bronx use to be by then, but in the face of latin music, then came the Disco ..etc. !! Again thank you for all the interview you have done. And by the way..my favorite interview you have done was with Joe Cuba. I had a ball with that guy ..rest in peace and all those who made HISTORY IN OUR LATIN MUSIC....Como dijo Barreto...."QUE VIVA LA MUSICA"

@AuroraFlores

4 жыл бұрын

Why thank you for such a lovely comment. This is what keeps everything going...love. Gracias.

4 жыл бұрын

@@AuroraFlores ..Aurora it's an honor...honestly! I'm reviewing pacheco's interview and he is a blast of comedy, but serious !! Thank for those interviews !👍🏽Me siento con el corazon hinchado de emociones...tremendo !!

Wow tremenda entrevista !! magistralmente conducida por la Srta. A. Flores. Usted menciona , su hermano; quien es ? Richie Flores ? Disculpe mi desconocimiento al respecto, solo curiosidad. El Maestro R.Barreto wow !! tantas cosas para decir !! Boricua !! Gracias !!👍🏽👍🏽✌✌👍🏽👍🏽

El Rey de las congas!

At the 47:54 minutes. I love when Ray says but at stage let's go kick some serious a$$, what a line and sure enough they did just that.

35:30...Part of the remaining time of the concert was later on released on the album "LATIN SOUL ROCK" which was done on the studio, not live. Soul MaKossa and Héctor Lavoe's MI GENTE were recorded live in San Juan, Puerto Rico even thought the album liner notes say it was recorded at Yankee Stadium.

maestro barretto descanza en paz

I Think I Should Put Iris Chacon To Go on Stage and Dance When Barretto Plays The Conga!

BARRETO UN ICONO MUSICAL AL MÁXIMO NIVEL CHAIKOVSKY O VIVALDI SIN VACILAR UN AUTÉNTICO GUÍA MUSICAL

Que clase de musico now Barry better than him nadie mejor un genio de la musica orgullo de nuestro Pueblo ..a la escuelita Nene 😁😁😁🙏

Great perspective on music made by younger artist being technically superior but lacking that feeling that u get from building your skills on the street.

El mas grande conguero del caribe se llamó Ray Barreto, ahi se acabó el carburo como decimos en venezuela, ni mongo ni camero, ni tata guines mucho menos giovany hidalgo superan al Gran barreto, muy buenos todos ellos pero como Barreto Nadie. ¡¡¡ que Viva La Musica " Barreto no estas muerto , todos los dias alguien baila y disfruta con tu musica.

@josemart50

7 жыл бұрын

Jose rafael Rojas Jímenez Wow! Con todo respeto tengo que decirle que haga su asignacion un poco mejoy...🤔 Yo fui y sere fanatico de Mr. Ray Barretto, su estilo y Orquesta pero el mismo Ray te diria que lo que hace Giovanni es algo fuera de este mundo y la mayor parte de esto viene de Tata y Changuito dos de los mejores congueros del mundo!😲 Lamentablemente tengo que decirle que entre los mejores Ray Barretto que en paz descanse no hace ni el numero 10 en la lista de los mejores...😣

@joserafaelrojasjimenez1785

7 жыл бұрын

Tambien debo decirle con mucho respeto, que su opinion sale mas del corazon que de la razon. Ni changuito ni giovanny juntos hacen la mitad de barreto, el oido, la tecnica, el montuno y el jazz de Barreto lo elevaron al empíreo como el Rey Barreto. saludos

@miguelsantiago5677

6 жыл бұрын

Jose rafael Rojas Jímenez 👏👏👍👍

@dionisherrera5747

4 жыл бұрын

Dicho por el, aprendio a tocar con los cubanos , y le faltó mucho por aprender.

@albertobattisti4731

4 жыл бұрын

Jose Rafael,Venezuela con mayuscula por favor,un gran saludo de un compatriota,en cuanto a quien fue mejor,es cuestion de gustos;tuve la dicha de compartir con Ray cuando vino a Caracas ,seria por el año 1992 con varias grandes figuras,impulsada la visita por los Otero de El Nacional ,un gran artista y un gran caballero,que Dios lo tenga a su lado por siempre ,tal como Ray esta en nuestros corazones.

Ray Barretto deep down was a Jazz musician who just happened to play Salsa.

Saludos de mi parte por igual mi hermano! Solo te puedo decir que respeto tu opinion pero deverias ver el video otra vez y escuchar al mismo Ray cuando habla de Giovanni y otros grandes congueros y sus regrets por no haber estudiado mas la tecnica del tambor... Pero como te dije anteriormente, respeto tu opinion y entiendo que como fanatico de Mr Ray Barretto te sientes de esta forma pero yo hablo de la parte tecnica como y estudiante del tambor que he sido y sigo siendo desde temprano en los 70s aunque tuve un receso de 22 años que pase con dos de las unidades mas elitas de las fuerzas armadas (The 82d ABN DIV and the Army Special Forces)

@roraimacvargasr774

7 жыл бұрын

Saludos Tocayo (ambos somos josé), muy buenos tus argumentos aunque irreales, pero bueno, tambien los respeto y te felicito porque eres un fan y musico de la salsa brava como yo. Te deseo mucha salud y suerte.......y "Que Viva La Música" y la Salsa más todavía.

What happened to the cameraman? Is he drunk?

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53:47...Tell that little kid to stop playing with that camera. Just kidding. LOL.

Wow QUE LEGENDAD EL HOMBRE DE LAS MANOS DURAS EL RAY BARRETTO LO MEJOL WOW QUE ORGULLO PUERTO RICO 🇵🇷

" EL MANOS DURAS " " EL INDESTRUCTIBLE " " EL EXIGENTE ". Como ustedes quieran llamarlo, Mr. RAY BARRETO. Punto y aparte. mientras todos estos Grandes Gongueros pegaban 6 a 8 golpes a la Hembra y el Macho , BARRETO solo pegaba 4 golpes Certeros, Precisos y Exactos , Era la misma Esencia del jazz,del son montuno, del gua guaco, de la gua racha, en fin su técnica combinaba todos los géneros musicales dándole ese sentimiento y sabrosura de la misma crema Nata de la SALSA DURA Y GORDOTA. Respeto todos los comentarios anteriores, pero esta es mi humilde opinion. Referente a Giovanni Hidalgo es un aborto Changuito, MONGUITO Y Tata Guines. de Panamá para el mundo saludos, porque SALSA es lo que hay su amigo.Rolando.

@carlosluislopezmino9805

3 жыл бұрын

Rolando porque dices que Geovanny Hidalgo es aborto, grosero tu comentario...

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