Tito Puente And His Orchestra has been played on NTS in shows including Rum Punch w/ Danny Fitzgerald , featured first on 17 July 2019. Songs played include Yeah , Tito's Cha Cha Cha and Africa Linda.

Tito Puente (1923-2000) was a bandleader, percussionist, composer, and arranger from New York City.

Born Ernesto Antonio Puente, Jr., on April 20, 1923, in el barrio Spanish harlem, New York, Puente was a musical pioneer for mixing musical styles with Latin sounds and for his experiments in fusing Latin music with jazz. The son of Puerto Rican immigrants, Puente grew up in New York City's Spanish Harlem and…