Lou Pérez (June 21, 1928 – May 27, 2005) was an American flautist, pianist, violinist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was one of the most influential and popular charanga musicians in the 1960s and 1970s, and his music was used in the film Dirty Dancing.
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Johnny Pacheco
Dominican musician
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Pérez Prado
Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger
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Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician
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Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
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Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Conga player
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Tico Torres
Drummer, painter
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Alfredo de la Fé
Cuban musician
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Arsenio Rodríguez
Cuban musician
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Eddie Palmieri
American recording artist; pianist
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Cachao
Cuban musician
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Herbie Mann
American jazz flutist
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Lou Reed
American musician, recording artist, singer-songwriter (1942-2013)
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Michael Lloyd
American record producer, arranger, songwriter and musician (born 1948)
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Charanga Habanera
band
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Calle 13
Puerto Rican band
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Machito
Latin jazz musician
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Dave Sabo
American musician
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Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
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David Byrne
Scottish-American musician
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Bon Jovi
rock band from the United States
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Rubén Blades
Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician
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Buena Vista Social Club
ensemble of Cuban musicians
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Bon Scott
Australian-British musician
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Benny Moré
Cuban musician
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Oscar D'León
Venezuelan salsa musician
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Bon Iver
American indie folk band
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Desmond Child
American songwriter and producer
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The Velvet Underground
American rock band
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Alfredo Rodríguez
Cuban pianist from the 1960s to 2000s
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Trini Lopez
American singer, actor and musician
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Frank Emilio Flynn
Cuban composer, pianist and jazz musician (1921-2001)
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Néstor Torres
Puerto Rican musician
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Randy Jackson
American bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur and television personality
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Duke Pearson
American pianist
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Issac Delgado
musician, salsa performer
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Mark Evans
Australian bass guitarist
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Foreigner
rock band from America and England
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Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
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Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
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Sonic Youth
alternative rock band formed in New York, New York, United States
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Héctor Lavoe
Puerto Rican salsa singer
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Richie Sambora
American rock musician
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Creed Bratton
American musician