As the mercury climbed, thoughts turned to Tito Puente, the Les Brown of Latin dance music. In the 1950s, Puente was one of the so called “Big Three" mambo dance kings—Puente, Machito and Tito ...
This week, Rhythm Planet celebrates the triple threat of tropical latin music: Cuban singer Tito Gomez, Puerto Rican superstar Tito Rodriguez, and the great timbalero and bandleader Tito Puente. Tito ...