Guillermo Barreto

Guillermo Barreto
Guillermo Barreto with bassist Kike Hernández
Background information
Birth nameGuillermo Barreto Brown
Also known asBarretico
Born(1929-08-11)August 11, 1929
La Habana, Cuba
DiedDecember 14, 1991(1991-12-14) (aged 62)
La Habana, Cuba
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  • Musician
  • arranger
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Guillermo Barreto (August 11, 1929 December 14, 1991) was a Cuban drummer and timbalero. He was a major figure in the Cuban music scene for more than fifty years and one of the first drummers in Cuba to play Afro-Cuban jazz.