Abstract Tito Puente was born on April 20 of 1923, in New York City to parents of Puerto Rican descendant. Tito Puente also known as the "King of Latin Jazz," was well-known for his Latin music because of his use of various styles and how he implemented different sounds on to it. In 1948, Tito Puente wanted to find a way to be more noticed and that’s when he orchestrated the band “Tito Puente Orchestra.” Tito Puente, a musical pioneer, mixed different music styles with Latin sounds to create
Puerto Rican people in general, you must look at the beginning. First there are different kinds of music that can be considered Puerto Rican. In general, Salsa is considered to be Puerto Rican music of today, but a famous musician by the name of Tito Puente says he plays Cuban music. (Waxer, Oct., 29). The reason for this is that he believes Salsa originated in Cuba, and Puerto Ricans just play their music. But this is an inaccurate statement and view. Puerto Ricans have helped to develop this style
Tito Puente is known internationally for his contribution to Latin Music as a bandleader, composer, arranger and percussionist, and has even been given the nickname "El Rey" or the "King of Latin Jazz". He was considered a great composer of Afro-Cuban Jazz. Puente published more thnt 400 compositions, made contributions to over 100 recorded albums, and won four grammy awards in his career. Tito Puente Latin Jazz is a style of music that blends rhythms and percussion instruments of Cuba and
Stevie Wonder is one of the country’s most influential and celebrated pop/R&B artists of the past half-century. He has produced a cumulative 28 albums that span from his earliest years at Motown records to present day. While his desire and ability to produce music has been somewhat of a constant for the better part of five decades, Wonder’s content and sound has been anything but. Wonder overcame a transition in the latter part of the 1960’s that changed the outlook and scope of his career. As Little
Michael Jackson was born in August 29th, 1950 in a small town in Indiana called Gary. He was one out of ten children and grew up in a strict home but his family was very talented. Michael’s older brothers (Jackie, Tito and Jermaine) formed a band in 1964 called The Jackson’s. Michael and younger brother Marlon would soon join after; and when the younger brothers joined the band formerly known as The Jackson’s it would become the band that today we all know and love The Jackson Five. With Michael
What began at a house in Detroit exploded into an influential force in music and American society. This brief profile explores Motown's development, the guiding force of its founder, the musicians and artists, their top hits, the "sound" of their music and their close family relationships. Motown Company Development and the Influence of Berry Gordy On January 12, 1959, a young African-American songwriter, Berry Gordy, Jr., borrowed $800 from his family and founded a new record company. At that time
generations during his time, and even after his unfortunate death in 2009. Michael Jackson created when he was an adult, and when he was a child. As a child, he was in a Pop/R&B group called the Jackson 5. This consisted of Michael and his brothers, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon. Under the influence and management of their father, the group signed with the record label Motown in
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) turned against each other. In 1991, Croatia and Slovenia declared their independence which initiated the Breakup of Yugoslavia (Pavkovic 136). Many causes led to this outcome, some of which were death of Josip Broz Tito, the great Yugoslav leader and the fall of socialism after The Cold War, which both resulted in growing unhappiness of Yugoslav people with their country’s system. Another important factor worth focusing on was religion and its diversity inside the
of the ‘dictator’ you have researched as a true dictatorship or is it better regarded as a benevolent dictatorship? Josip Broz, more commonly known as Marshal Tito, was the Prime Minister and later President of Yugoslavia following its conversion to communism during the post-World War II era. Ruling from 1944 until his death in 1980, Tito implemented many crucial reforms that furthered the development and prosperity of his nation during his rise to power, his policies once in power, and how he kept
When I first read about Marina Abramovic, I found her performance art can be both shocking and hold the attention of one. Her work ranges in physical intensity, emotional exposure, and sadness. Marina Abramovic work is about self abuse, self discipline, and unreasonable punishment and great courage. Through the conditions she puts herself and her audience in her performance. In my opinion, I feel Marina Abramovic and my main goal as an artist is not only to completely change the way art is seen by
economic circumstances that contributed to the breakup and eventually caused the situation to snowball into a deadly series of inter-ethnic conflicts. Yugoslavia was reunified at the end of the war when the communist forces of Josip Broz Tito liberated the country. Under Tito, Yugoslavia adopted a relatively liberal form of government in comparison to other East European communist states at the time and experienced a period of relative economic and political stability until Tito’s death in 1980. In addition
While folk art is unique to it's individual cultures we can't help but recognize running themes in subject, style, and feel. From these groups comes a remarkably rich and unique collection of music, food, holidays, arts and crafts, and literature. Naïve Art could simply be classified as folk art, but is distinctly the work of untrained, or rather, self taught artists, many of whom are capable of creating the most evocative and relatable scenes with tools as simple as matchsticks and mud. Contributions
"The world is filled with violence because criminals have guns , we good citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they would win and the decent people lose . " After tragic incidents like Columbia or Virginia Tech has generated a huge debate on gun control . The explosion of such events has trivialized the issue of gun control. , This is very dangerous , as this is not a trivial matter. The decisions should never be based on fear or panic . Gun control is as complex as the concept of freedom issue
In order to explain the adaptive leadership in the case of Mihailovic I will briefly review the essence of adaptation and adaptive leadership. The simplest definition of adaptation sees it as the process by which an organism that adjusts to the environment, both in physical and mental conditions. It is a dynamic process of mutual influence in the ultimate goal of maintaining life in changing circumstances. However, adaptation does not refer only to organisms, but also to the organization to which
attending the Julliard School after serving in the Navy. Puente although born in the US called himself Puerto Rican and associated himself with Cuban Music. He played with Machito and the Afro Cubans, who played authentic Afro Cuban music instead of “pseudo-Latin” music. Their style was Son, but with Jazz influences and used a big band section. From this band Puente formed his own band and would be the epicenter of the mambo craze. The song Puente would be most famous for and what this chapter focuses
one instrument keeping the same beat throughout while the song is being played. Another reason why I like this particular piece of music is because it isn’t very long. Tito Puente is the original author of “Oye Como Va”. This song was made in 1963 by him. However many believed that Carlos Santana is the author of this piece. Tito in his day was known as the “King of Jazz” because of the type of music he performed. He was known for putting together different styles of music and making it into his
Music has continued to change throughout each decade but every decade have somebody that inspired the people with the music. Marc Anthony Muniz born September 16, 1968, better known by his stage name Marc Anthony, is an American actor, singer, record producer, and television producer. Anthony is also the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and five-time Latin Grammy winner has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and
and became citizen of the United States. Celia had to work very hard to earn her fame. For the next four decades, she worked with some of the most respected names in the Latin music, including her counterpart “El Rey de la Salsa”, Puerto Rico’s Tito Puente as well as Dominican “Godfather” of salsa music, Johnny Pacheco. She made more than 76 records, winning multiple Grammys and Latin Grammys. She also appeared in several movies. She received the “Hispanic Heritage Lifetime Achievement Award” in 1998
Afro-Cuban rhythms; some say that it is from New York, New York because of all the traveling Latin musicians do. A Latin musician summed up their general feelings when asked about the thought of salsa by replying: “I’m a musician, not a cook.” (Tito Puente) There are musicians from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and South America going to New York to perform. Bringing their own native rhythms and musical forms with them, but as they listened to each other and played music together, the musical influences mixed
was an essential part of both, dance and music. The writer states that Puerto Ricans identify with salsa music as part of their culture because many of the early composers were of Puerto Rican descent, such as, Ray Barretto, Willie Colon, and Tito Puente, who was considered the King of Mambo. She also refers to how gender impacted business negotiations differently with previous and current