Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By the time he was 10 or 11, Tito Puente Jr. knew his father, an iconic bandleader often referred to as the King of Mambo — or El ...

Carlos Santana has re-recorded his classic interpretation of Tito Puente’s “Oye Como Va” with help from over 20 musicians around the globe, including Cindy Blackman Santana, Becky G, Tito Puente, Jr., ...

“Oye Como Va” immediately grabbed audiences and became a worldwide hit when Santana released the song in 1970. Carlos Santana & Co. introduced plenty of listeners to the song with their version.

The latest Google Doodle is a musical tribute to Tito Puente, the songwriter and timbales player responsible for songs like “Oye Cómo Va.” Tito Puente was born in Manhattan on April 20, 1923 as Ernest ...

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During the spring of 1989, the Latin bandleader Tito Puente was the star attraction every Tuesday night at Tradewinds, a nightclub in Jericho on North Broadway just a few blocks south of the Long ...

When it comes to salsa, mambo and Latin jazz as a whole, there is no bigger legend than the late Tito Puente. A native of Spanish Harlem and a master bandleader, pianist and percussionist, Puente rose ...

“Tito Puente was not home a lot,” he recalls. “He did about 300 shows a year.” Puente Jr. didn’t realize just how big a deal his father was in Latin culture, though, until the day the legendary Latin ...

This morning, rock and roll icon Carlos Santana released a new version of his cover of Tito Puente’s “Oye Como Va” showcasing over 20 musicians from around the world. The song was presented by Playing ...