Ray Barretto - Later Years

Later Years

In 1990, Barretto finally won a Grammy for the album Ritmo en el Corazon ("Rhythm in the Heart"), which featured the vocals of Celia Cruz. Also in the 1990s, a Latin Agent, Chino Rodriguez, approached Barretto with a concept he also pitched to Larry Harlow. The idea was "the Latin Legends of Fania", and Barretto, Harlow, Yomo, Pete "el Conde", Jr. Gonzalez, Ismael Miranda and Adalberto Santiago came together and formed "the Latin Legends of Fania" booked by Chino Rodriguez of Latin Music Booking.com. In 1999, Barretto was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame.

Barretto lived in New York and was an active musical producer, as well as the leader of a touring band which has embarked in tours of the United States, Europe, Israel and Latin America.