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 ...
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 ...
Nestor “Tito” Matos, 53, of Scranton and formerly of New York, died Aug. 18 at Geisinger Community Medical Center after an illness. Private funeral services were from the Kevin K. Kearney Funeral Home ...
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 ...
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 ...
Since Hurricane Maria, people in Puerto Rico have been without easy access to electricity, clean drinking water, or food. Many are still staying in shelters; some are living in the ruins of their ...
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