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Mario Rivera
Dominican musician, composer and arranger
1
Francisco Aguabella
Cuban master percussionist
2
Eddie Palmieri
American recording artist; pianist
3
Johnny Pacheco
Dominican musician
4
Poncho Sanchez
American musician
5
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
6
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
7
Willie Bobo
American musician
8
Bobby Sanabria
American musician
9
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Conga player
10
Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
11
Cachao
Cuban musician
12
Pérez Prado
Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger
13
Machito
Latin jazz musician
14
Paquito D'Rivera
Cuban musician
15
Celia Cruz
Cuban singer (1925-2003)
16
Cándido Camero
Cuban percussionist
17
Ignacio Berroa
Cuban musician
18
Jimmy Sabater, Sr.
American Latin musician
19
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
20
José Curbelo
jazz musician
21
Alfredo de la Fé
Cuban musician
22
Barry Rogers
American musician
23
Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician
24
Conrad Herwig
American musician
25
Pete Yellin
American jazz musician
26
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
American musician
27
Giovanni Hidalgo
Puerto Rican percussionist and music educator
28
Vitín Avilés
singer
29
Tito Duarte
30
Benny Moré
Cuban musician
31
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician
32
Buddy Arnold
American jazz saxophonist
33
Tito Nieves
Puerto Rican musician
34
Horacio Hernandez
Cuban musician
35
Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
36
Arsenio Rodríguez
Cuban musician
37
Alex Acuña
Peruvian musician
38
Ray Santos
American musician
39
Arturo O'Farrill
Cuban-American musician
40
Dave Valentin
American musician
41
Dick Nash
American musician
