Jazz - Latin percussionist, born 21 November 1944 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, died 19 September 2014 A venerated who has played with such luminaries as [a=Kip Hanrahan], flautist [a=Dave Valentin] (with [a=Robbie Ameen]), [a=Richie Flores] and the great [a=Willie Colón]. He was a member of Colón's outfit when [a=Rubén Blades] first met [a=Willie Colón] in Panama in 1969. He remains the opposite of showy conga players like [a=Ray Barretto] and [a=Giovanni Hidalgo]. In the 1980 joint album by [a=Willie Colón]…
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