The late Tito Puente would have turned 100 on Thursday (April 20). In honor of his birthday and enduring musical legacy, Billboard Español has put together the ultimate playlist featuring 40 hits by ...

Tito Puente Jr. has spent a great deal of his career simply uplifting his father, magnifying the cosmic reverberations left by that singularly inventive and beloved force in music (and the world) Tito ...

No musician was more responsible in his lifetime for bringing the sound of Latin music to jazz and popular music audiences than Tito Puente. During a career spanning over half a century Puente ...

Also known as the "King of Latin Music," the iconic Nuyorican artist helped put Latin pop on the global map with his timeless hits that span mambo, salsa, Afro-Cuban jazz & more. By Isabela Raygoza ...

“El Rey” is gone, but his music lives on. Tito Puente, the legendary king of Latin music who rose from the streets of East Harlem to put his indelible signature on six decades of jazz and pop music, ...

“Dancing With the Stars” got some mambo love Tuesday night, as Tito Puente Jr. took over the ballroom with his timbales filling the air with Latin music beats. The son of the great, late music legend ...

This week on American Routes Shortcuts, we hear the mambo and rumba sounds of the late Puerto Rican percussionist, Tito Puente. Tito was born in New York City in 1923. After a youth of dancing, ...

NEW YORK – Ear-drum-blasting music envelops you as soon as you enter the club. The large, beautiful basement is lit up with red light and displays warm brick walls. The congas on stage have the Puerto ...

The sons of three pioneering Latin music artists are honoring their fathers’ legacy by recreating the magic of Manhattan’s famed Palladium Ballroom. The Big 3 Palladium Orchestra — led by the musician ...

Venezuelan professional dancer Karen Hauer presents a centenary celebration of percussionist and bandleader Tito Puente, also known as ‘The King of Latin Music’. Joining Karen to celebrate the life ...

To date, the Latin dance album that holds the record for sales remains Tito Puente's Dance Mania. Recorded in November and December of 1957 and released in early 1958, Dance Mania was the first ...