A lifelong champion of the plena genre, he helped rejuvenate it for a new generation both in Puerto Rico and in New York. By Isabelia Herrera Tito Matos, a master percussionist, revered educator and ...
The sudden passing of master plenero, percussionist, educator, and community leader Héctor René “Tito” Matos Otero left a void in Puerto Rican communities around the globe. Tito lived his life ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. But these performances were not simply a commemoration of Tito and his life’s work. It was a labor of love and a gathering space for healing, as ...
Hector René "Tito" Matos (left), leads a celebratory plena musical bar hopping jam session along the trendy Calle Loiza neighborhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Angel Valentin for NPR) Since Hurricane ...
In just a few years, Puerto Ricans have gone through a devastating debt crisis, a catastrophic hurricane, a string of earthquakes, a series of angry protests against political corruption and ...
In 1994, master Puerto Rican plena drummer Hector "Tito" Matos emigrated to New York City and encountered there a vibrant Puerto Rican cultural revival occurring in neighborhoods such as the South ...
Plena musician Hector "Tito" Matos says the government hasn't been transparent about the death toll after Hurricane Maria. He channels that frustration into his music. Finally today, we've been ...
Tito Matos, a master percussionist, revered educator and lifelong champion of the Puerto Rican style of music known as plena, died Jan. 18 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was 53. His wife, Mariana Reyes ...
Hector René "Tito" Matos (left), leads a celebratory plena musical bar hopping jam session along the trendy Calle Loiza neighborhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico ...
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