Abelardo Barroso (Sept 21 1905-Sept
27 1972)
Aldemaro Romero (March 12
1928 Venezuela-Sept 15 2007)
Alexis Escobar (
-Jan 27 2010 Ven) (Flute Player to many groups of Venezuela)
Alfredo
Abreu Hernandez-Fundador del Grupo Los Papines de Cuba (-Oct 28 2001)
Alfredo Padilla (Jan 03 1946- Dec 18 2008)
Alfredo Rodriguez (1936 Habana,Cuba-Oct 03 2005Paris,France)
Anibal Vazquez(Host and Dancer)
Antar
Dali(Composer)
Antonio Machin (Feb
11 1903 Cuba-Ag 04 1977 Spain)
Antonio "Ñico"
Rojas (Ag 03 1921-Nov 22 2008)
Antonio "Tato"
Santaella(Bass of Sonora Ponceña (?-Jul 1989)
Armando
Orefiche (1911-2000)
Armando Sanchez (Director
of Group SON DE LA LOMA)
Arsenio Rodriguez-Ignacio
Arsenio Travieso Scull (Ag 31 1911-Dic 31 1970)
Barbarito
Diez"La Voz del Danzon" (Dec 04 1909-May 06 1995)
Barry Rodgers-Barron W. Rodgers (May 22 1935Bronx,NY-April 18 1991Manhattan,NY)
Bebo More (Beny's Son-March 22 2007)
Belisario Lopez (Oct 07 1913Cuba-Nov 19 1969New York)
Beny More-Bartolome Maximiliano More "El Barbaro del Ritmo"
(Ag 24 1919-Feb 16 1963)
Bienvenido Granda-B.
Rosendo Granda Aguilera (Ag 30 1915Cuba-July 09 1983 Mexico)
Bienvenido
Julian Gutierrez (March 22 1900-Dec 10 1966)
Bobby
Capó-Félix Manuel Rodríguez Capó (Jan 01 1922-Dec 18 1989)
Bobby Collazo-Roberto Collazo Peña (Nov 22 1916 Cuba-Nov
09 1989NY)
Bobby Pauneto
Bobby Rodriguez (1950-2003)
Bola
De Nieve-Ignacio Villa (Sept 11 1911Cuba-Oct 02 1971 Mexico)
Cal Tjader-Callen Radcliffe tJader,Jr. (July 16,1925-May 05 1982)
Carlos "Tabaco" Quintana-Tabaco y sus Metales (Sept
15 1943-May 30 1995)
Celeste Mendoza "La
Reina Del Guaguanco" (April 06 1930-Nov 22 1998)
Celia
Cruz "La Guarachera de Cuba" (Oct 21 1925Cuba-July 16 2003 Fort Lee,NJ)
Celio Gonzalez-"El Flaco de Oro"-C. Adan G. Ascencio (Jan 29
1924Cuba-Oct 17 2004 Mex)
César Miró-
Alfredo Quezada Bahamonde (June1907-Nov1999) (Composer-Peru)"Todos Vuelven"
Compay Segundo-Francisco Repilado Muñoz (Nov 18 1907-July 13 2003)
Cuban Pete-Pedro Aguilar "Mr.Mambo" 'Prince of The Palladium"
(June 14 1927-Jan 13 2009)
Chamaco Ramirez-Ramon
Luis Ramirez (Sept 10 1941Santurce P.R-March 27 1983 Bronx,NY)
Chano
Pozo-Luciano Pozo Gonzalez (Jan 07 1915-Dec 02 1948)
Chachá-Esteban
Vega Bacallao (Nov 29 1925-July 19 2007)
Charlie
Palmieri- "El Gigante de Las Blancas y Las Negras" (Nov 21 1927-Sept 12 1988)
Chivirico Davila-Rafael Davila Rosario (Ag o2 1924P.R-Oct 05
1994NY)
Chombo Silva (March 27 1913Cuba-July
21 1995NY)
Damaso Perez Prado "El Rey del
Mambo" (Dec 11 1916 Cuba-Sept 14 1989 Mexico)
Daniel
Santos "El Inquieto Anacobero" (Feb 05 1916 Santurce,P.R-Nov 27 1992FL)
Desi Arnaz (March 02 1917Cuba-Nov 02 1986CA)
Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993)
Eddy Hernandez (Trombone Player-Bobby Rodriguez)
El
Guayabero-Faustino Oramas (June 04 1911-March 27 2007)
El
Niño Rivera-Andres Echeverría (April 18 1919Cuba-Jan 27 1996Cuba)
Elena Burque-Romana Elena Burguez Gonzalez (Feb 28 1928-June
09 2002)
Elio Reve Sr."Mi Salsa Tiene
Sandunga"(1930-1997)
Eliseo Grenet
(June 12 1893-Dec 04 1950)
Etelvina Maldonado (1930-2010)
(Singer-Colombian Traditional Music)
Felix Reina
(May 21 1921-1998)
Felo Bacallao-Rafael Bacallao
Hernandez (1935Cuba-2005Venezuela)
Fernando
Alvarez Montoya (Nov 04 1927-Ag 22 2002)
Frank
Emilio Flyn (April 13 1921-Ag 23 2001)
Frankie
Dante -Lenin Francisco Domingo Cerda (Sept 11 1945RD-March 01 1993NY)
Frankie Hernandez(Singer)
Frankie Malabe
(Nov 28 1940-April 21 1994)
Frankie Rodriguez "El
Zaperockero" (Sept 12 1952NYC-1986 Columbus GA)
Frankie
Ruiz-Jose Antonio Torresola Ruiz (March 10 1958-Ag 09 1998)
Freddie Hubbard-Frederick Dwayne Hubbard (April 07 1938-Dec 29 2008)
Generoso Jimenez "El Tojo" "El Trombon Majadero"
(July 17 1917Cuba-Sept 16 2007FL)
George Goldner-Tico
Records (1918 NYC-April15 1970)
German "El
Pife" Pifferrer (Oct 11 1937-Jan 17 2009)
Gilberto
Valdes (May 21 1905-1971NY)
Giovanni
Lugo (1962 P.R-2010 P.R) (Singer & Percussion)
Gregorio"Goyo" Diaz (Dec 24 1929-May 08 1996)Founder
of Los Muñequitos De Matanzas
Hector Casanova
(Nov 19 1944Cuba-May 17 2007NY)
Hector Lavoe-Hector
Juan Perez Martinez "El Cantante" (Sept 30 1943-June 29 1993)
Helio Orobio(Writer) (1948-2008)
Henny Alvarez(Composer)
Hector Rivera
(1933Manhattan NY-Jan 08 2006Bronx, NY)
Hilton Ruiz
(May 29 1952-June 06 2006)
Ibrahim Ferrer
(Feb 20 1927-Ag 06 2005)
Ignacio Piñeiro
(May 21 1888-March 12 1969)
Ismael Rivera "El
Sonero Mayor" (Oct 05 1931-Mayo 13 1987)
Israel
Kantor-Wilfredo Israel Sardiñas Dominguez (Oct 16 1954Cuba-Jly 01 2006FL)
Jerry Masucci(Fania)(1934 Brooklyn,NY-1997Buenos Aires,Argentina)
Jesus Caunedo (Ag 24 1934 Cuba-June 13 2006P.R)
Jessie Colon(Timbal of Sonora Ponceña)
Jillian Armsbury(Singer of Jovenes del Barrio) (1962-2009)
Joe Cain (Jan 31 1929-Feb 12 2007)
Johnny Rodriguez Sr. "La Vaca" (April 04 1930P.R-Nov
25 2000 Bronx,NY)
Jorge Dalto(Latin Jazz Pianist)
(July o7 1948-Argentina-1987)
Jose Barros-Jose
Benito Barros "Violencia"(Composer) (March 21 1915-May 12 2007)
Jose Fajardo (Oct 18 1919Cuba-Dec 11 2001NY)
Jose Mangual,Sr. "Buyú" (March 18 1924 Juana Diaz,P.R-1998)
Joseito Fernandez-Jose Fernandez Diaz "La Guantanamera)
(Sept 05 1908-Oct 11 1979)
Juancito Torres-Juan
Torres Velez (Jan 14 1936-Jul 26 2003)
Juan
Pablo Torres (Jan 01 1946Cuba-April 17 2005 Miami,FL)
Julito
Collazo (1925Cuba-March 05 2004NY)
Kiko
Mendive-Cecilio Francisco Mendive (Nov 22 1929Cuba-April 05 2000Venezuela)
King Nando-Fernando Rivera (May 26 1945 P.R-Feb o2 2008NY)
La India De Oriente-Luisa Maria Hernandez (July 29 1920-March
25 2006FL)
Laba Sosseh "Master of Salsa
Africana" (March 12 1943-Sept 20 2007)
Lili
Martinez-Luis Martinez Griñan (Feb 16 1917-Sept 17 1990)
Lou Perez (June 21 1928NY-May 27 2005ny)
Louie Ramirez "El Quincy Jones" or "El Cerebro Oculto De La Salsa)(Feb 24 1938-June
07 1993)
Lucho Bermudez-Luis Eduardo Brmudez
(Jan 25 1912-April 24 1994)
Machito-Francisco
Raul Gutierrez Grillo (Dec 03 19009-April 15 1984)
Mandy
Vizoso-Amado Manuel Vizoso Ruiz (Sept 13 1925 Cuba-Hato Rey,P.R Dec 03 2005)
Manuel Esperon Gonzalez (Writer/Composer) (August 03 1911-February 13 2011)
Manuel Galvan(Los 4 fabulosos-BuenaVistaSocialClub) ( Jan 14
1931-July 07 2011)
Marcelino Guerra
(April 26 1914-July 30 1996)
Mario Cora-Mario Alvarez Cora
(Oct 17 1926-2005)
Markolino Diamond (A Heavy
Salsa Pianist)
Marino Solano (Republica Dominicana-May
23 2007 New York)Bass
Mario Bauza Cardenas
(April 28 1911Cuba-July 11 1993NY)
Mario Muñoz
Salazar "Papaito" (Dec 05 1923-June 04 2000 NY)
- Marvin
Santiago "El Sonero del Pueblo" (Dec 26 1947Santurce,P.R- Oct 06 2004Bayamon,P.R)
Martin Arroyo(Pianist of Soneros del Barrio)
Mauricio Smith Sr. (1931 Panama-Ag 03 2002 NY)
Mercedes Sosa Singer- Latin Folklore (July 09 1935 Arg-Oct 04 2009
Arg)
Merceditas Valdes (Oct 14 1928-June
13 1996)
Miguel "Anga" Diaz(5-Conga
Master)(June 15 1961Cuba-Ag 08 2006Spain)
Miguel De Gonzalo
(1920-1975)
Miguel Matamoros (May
08 1894-April 15 1971)
Miguelito Cuni-Miguel
Arcangel Cunill (May 08 1920-March o3 1984)
Miguelito
Quintana"El Negro Mayumbo" (?-2005)
Miguelito
Valdes-Miguel Eugenio Lazaro Zacarias Valdes(Sept 06 1912-Nov 06 1978)
Miriam Makeba (Jazz Singer) (1932-2008)
Moises Simons "El Manisero" (Ag 24 1888Cuba-Jun 28 1945Spain)
Mongo Santamaria-Ramon Santamaria (April 07 1922Cuba-Feb 01
2003)
Monguito "El Unico"-Ramon Quian (?-May
26 2006)
Myrta Silva (1927-1987)
Nestor Sanchez-"El Albino Divino" (1950 NY-Sept 02
2003 Bronx,NY)
Noel Nicola (Oct 07
1946-Ag 07 2005)
Noro Morales (Jan
04 1911P.R-Jan 14 1964P.R)
Pacho Alonso-Pascacio
Alonso Fajardo (Ag 22 1928-Ag 27 1982)
Pancho
Quinto-Francisco Mora (April 23 1933-Feb 11 2005)
Paulina
Alvarez (June 29 1912-July 22 1965)
Pedro
Ibañez (Oct 11 1928-Ag 09 2007)Guitar,Composer&Singer
Pedro Flores (1894-1979)
Pedro
Knight (Sept 30 1921Cuba-Feb 03 2007 CA)Trumpet
Pellin
Rodriguez-Pedro Rodriguez De Gracia (Dec 04 1926-Oct 31 1984)
Pello "El Afrokan"-Pedro Izquierdo (Jan 07 1933-Sept 11 2000)
Perucho Torcat-Pedro Maria Torcat (Sept 05 1946Ven-May 26 1972NY)
Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez-P. Juan R. Ferrer (Jan
31 1932P.R-Dec 01 2000BronxNY)
Pio Leyva-Wilfredo
L. Pascual "El Montunero de Cuba-El Mentiroso" (May 05 1915-Mar 22 2006)
Piper Pimienta Diaz-Edulfamit Molina Diaz (Ag 04 1939 Puerto Tejada COL-June 04Cali-Colombia)
Polo Montañez-Fernando Borrego Linares "El Guajiro"(1955-2002)
Puntillita-Manuel Licea Lamot (Jan 04 1927Cuba-Dec 04 2000Cuba)
Rafael Cortijo (Jan 11 1928-Oct 03 1982)
Rafael Cueto (March 14 1900-Ag 07 1991)
Rafael Escalona- (Composer-Colombia)(May 27 1927-May 13 2009)"La
Casa en el Aire"
Rafael Hernandez
(Oct 1892-Dec 1965)
Rafael Lay (Ag
17 1927-Ag 13 1982)
Rafy Val (La Diferente)
Ralfi Pagan (1947-1978)
Ray Bryant (Jazz Player/Composer) (Dec 24 1931-June 02 2011) "Cuban
Fantasy"
Ray "Little" Romero-Hernan
Romero (Jun 18 1923 P.R-Ag 16 2006 FL)
Ray
Maldonado Trumpet Player-Fania,Richie Ray and many others (1946-1982)
Rene Touzet (Sept 08 1916Cuba-June 15 2003FL)
Ricardo Abreu Hernandez "Papin"-Creador de Los Papines
de Cuba (1934- May 19 2009)
Richard Egües
"La Flauta Magica" (Oct 26 1924-Sept 01 2006)
Rita
Montaner (May 14 1900-April 17 1958)
Roberto
Faz (Sept 18 1914-April 26 1966)
Roberto
Rodriguez (Trumpet Player-Fania)
Roger Maldonado
(Composer...) ( Nov 26 1928 Fajardo PR-Nov 16 1989 Santurce PR)
Rolando
LaSerie "El Guapo De La Cancion" (Ag 27 1923Cuba-Nov 22 1998FL)
Ruben Gonzalez (May 26 1919-Dec 08 2003)
Santos Colón-Angel Santos Colón Vega (Nov 01 1922-Feb 21 1998)
Sindo Garay (April 12 1867-July 17 1968)
Siro Rodriguez (Dec 09 1899-May 29 1981)
Tito Gomez-Jose Antonio Tenreiro Gomez (1920Cuba-Oct 15 2000)
Tito Gomez-Humberto Luis Gomez (April 09 1948P.R-June 12 2007
Colombia)
Tito Puente-Ernest Anthony Puente Jr."El
Rey Del Timbal" (1923-2000)
Tito Rodriguez
-Pablo Rodriguez Lozada "El inolvidadble) (Jan 04 1923-Feb 28 1973)
Tommy Lopez,Sr.(Percussion of "La Perfecta 70's)
Tommy
Olivencia-Angel Tomas Olivencia Pagan (May 15 1938-Sept 22 2006)
Tony Jimenez (Timbal)
Toñito Ledee-Alberto
Antonio Ledee(Singer of Sonora Ponceña (?-May 28 1986)
Vicentico Valdes (Jan 10 1921 Habana,Cuba-June 26 1995New York)
Victor "Ati" Colon "Orq.Siguaraya"
(? - Ag 06 2007P.R)
Virgilio Marti"Saludando
a los Rumberos" (1919Habana,Cuba-Oct 17 1995 NYC)
Welfo
Gutierrez (Sept 23 1942Cuba-May 31 2005 Mexico)
Willie
Bobo-William Correa (Feb 28 1934NY-1983)
Yayo
"El Indio"-Gabriel Eladio Peguero Vega (March 18 1920 P.R-Dec 11 200NY)
Yeyo Salgado-Aurelio Juan Salgado-Pianist New Swing Sextet
(Nov 26 1947-March 06 2009)