Every liberation movement has a soundtrack, and every peoples recovering from colonial rule have their struggles they wish to sing to the world.

A son of Puerto Rican parents who grew up in the Bronx, Barretto moved between jazz and Latin music with relentless creativity. Hear 12 indestructible tracks.

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