¿Oyes cómo vas, Tito? (microficción en homenaje a Tito Puente) (Esp | Eng)

Tito Puente was a fundamental reference point for my generation in terms of the best Latin music, mixed with jazz, which he knew how to assimilate into the musical expressions of the Caribbean (Cuba, Puerto Rico, etc.).

I wrote this microfiction to try to pay tribute to his art and to all that he gave us.

¡Cómo suenas, Tito! ¡Repica y replica las pailas! Esos timbales cantan, bailan, dialogan, retumban… Son tu decir al mundo de lo que sientes en esa sangre caribeña que te recorre, y del jazz del Harlem donde naciste.

Con toda razón te bautizaron “El Rey del Timbal”. Lo hiciste sonar como las campanas de las catedrales mayores, para convocarnos al sabor de tu mambo o tu chachachá. ¡Oye cómo va / tu ritmo, bueno pa’ gozá!.

Continuamos bailando con el ritmo que nos diste con tu maestría caribeña de sabor latino neoyorquino. ¡Hasta siempre, maestro!

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How you sound, Tito! Ring and echo the cymbals! Those timbales sing, dance, converse, rumble... They are your way of telling the world what you feel in that Caribbean blood that runs through you, and the jazz of Harlem where you were born.

They rightly christened you “The King of the Timbal.” You made it sound like the bells of the greatest cathedrals, summoning us to the flavor of your mambo or your cha-cha-cha. Listen to how it goes / your rhythm, good for enjoying!.

We continue to dance to the rhythm you gave us with your Caribbean mastery of New York Latin flavor. Farewell, maestro!

Referencias | References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito_Puente#cite_note-age-1