![]() ![]() After a brief time at Riverside in the early '60s for his debut as a leader, Barretto headed off to Tico and scored his biggest hit with 1963's "El Watusi," which showed off his excellent arranging chops and the power of his early flute-led charanga. ![]() Latin Soul Man is a 17-track compilation of his early career, spanning the early '60s to 1972, and including material originally recorded for Tico, UA Latino, and Fania. His early novelty hit "El Watusi" may have had the most success, but when Barretto began recording for Fania with the 1967 classic Acid, he unleashed some of the brassiest, grooviest, and most powerful tracks ever heard in Latin music. Despite his Clark Kent looks, Ray Barretto's '60s recordings revealed a Superman of groove-based Latin salsa and soul.
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