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When deciding what to focus on for our final presentation, we knew it had to be of interest to both of us, as well as something we would want to share with our students. Growing up in “traditional” Hispanic households where we heard cultural music, we decided our project would stem from that. We agree with Nick Page when he writes “The study of diverse cultures is fascinating, especially when that culture comes alive through its celebration-through its music” (p.38). When we think of Latin music coming alive, one of the first names that come to mind is that of Tito Puente.
Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. was born on April 20, 1923. He was raised in the Spanish Harlem section of New York City or “El Barrio”. Young Anthony Puente was fortunate enough to have a mother who recognized his musical talent at a young age and enrolled him in piano lessons at the age of seven. He did not begin studying percussion until the age of ten. In an interview with Edmond Newton of the New York Post, Puente recalled how he “was always banging on boxes, on the window sill”. This made me think of students in my classroom who do the same thing; perhaps they have musical talent and have not been as fortunate as Tito Puente was to have a parent who recognizes and is willing to nurture that talent. Puente was also fortunate enough to grow up listening and being exposed to a variety of music; a few of his major influences were Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Stan Kenton.
Tito Puente began playing gigs and dances when he was a young as fifteen years old. “By the 1940’s, Newyorians like timbalero Tito Puente and vocalist Tito Rodriguez had become the top bandleaders and innovators, and the Latin dance music scene in New York came to outstrip that on the island” (Puerto Rico) (Manuel P. 70). Puente is recognized for his contribution to Latin music as a bandleader, composer, arranger and percussionist. Above all he is remembered as someone who loved what he did;...
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