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Tito Puente Live At SOB’s, New York: At The Top Of His Game

Carol Cooper, Newsday, 14 June 1995

Raising his drumsticks like a doubled scepter over a gleaming set of timbales , Tito Puente announced to Monday night’s capacity crowd at S.O.B.’s, "Tonight I’m going to play Palladium music!" and launched into a fiery set of dance club classics, from ‘Oye Como Va’ to ‘Oriente’.

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