Tito Puente Honored In Animated Google Doodle

 

In a brand-new animated Google Doodle, the legendary musician and performer from New York City, Tito Puente, is recognized.

Carlos Aponte, a Puerto Rican artist based in New York, created the animated doodle commemorating Puente's musical career. It will be shown all day Tuesday on the search engine's front page (Oct. 11). The Tito Puente Monument in East Harlem, New York City, was dedicated a year ago, and the Google Doodle was unveiled during Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States.

Puente was a percussionist, composer, songwriter, recording artist, and bandleader who worked for five decades. Puente, who has released 118 albums and is included on dozens more, has been referred to as "El Rey de los Timbales" and "The King of Latin Music." This makes him the most prolific timbales bandleader of all time.

In a Google Q&A, Aponte stated, "Tito was part of my musical experience growing up in Puerto Rico." "La Lupe, a well-known singer in New York and Puerto Rico, was my aunt's conduit for introducing me to Tito Puente. For artists like Celia Cruz, Tito was like a Svengali. He had a well-known name. I therefore included Tito in my soundtrack for Puerto Rico.

Spanish Harlem in New York City is where Puente was born on April 20, 1923. He passed away on June 1, 2000. Growing up, he was exposed to big band, Cuban, and Puerto Rican music, and he quickly demonstrated a strong musical aptitude. He began playing drums in his early teens and got his big break with Machito's Orchestra and Federico Pagani's Happy Boys. He played the alto saxophone and more than ten other instruments as the ship's bandleader while serving in the Navy during World War II. After the war, he kept up his studies at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City.

In 1948, he formed his own band, the Tito Puente Orchestra, and soon became well-known for his energetic performances that got crowds moving. Puente's debut studio track, "Ran Kan Kan," which serves as the background music for the Google Doodle, marked the beginning of his string of hits.

Puente explored with other Latin music styles besides the mambo movement, including the boogaloo, pachanga, and ultimately salsa. Because of his innovation and ingenuity, he was regarded as a musical pioneer. He is also widely recognized for having popularized Latin music in the United States.

E. 110th Street in Harlem, where he grew up, was renamed Tito Puente Way in 1969 after he received the key to New York City. Puente was particularly passionate about giving the Latin community chances. He established a scholarship program in 1979, which has given young Latin percussionists financial support for more than 20 years.

In introducing the Google Doodle, the business specifically thanked Tito Puente Jr. for working on the project with them.

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