rancisco Ra?l Guti?rrez Grillo, also known as Machito, was born in Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 3, 1907, although some accounts list other dates and years. Macho, as he was affectionately known, was ...

Modeled after the highly acclaimed retrospective of Tito Puente in 2017, the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture will honor the late iconic singer and bandleader Francisco Machito Grillo (1908-1984) ...

Throughout his childhood and teen years, percussionist Bobby Sanabria was introduced to the masterworks of Latino musicians who would become his musical heroes — among them Tito Puente and bandleader ...

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 ...

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