Oye Como Va! The Smithsonian Honors Tito Puente
name: label: Collection Collector
content: Maltsby, Portia
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files
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content: 1996-10
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content: Box 25, Folder 3
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Hispanic Heritage Month program honoring Tito Puente presented at the National Museum of American History.  The program followed the donation ceremony of a set of Mr. Puente's timbales.  It was sponsored by the Program in African American Culture and the Division of Cultural History.  Rene Lopez, primarily a record producer of traditional and popular Caribbean music, provided biographical information on Mr. Puente.  National Museum of American History Curator Marvette Perez interviewed Tito Puente.  Niani Kilkenny presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to him.  In addition, there was a musical tribute by the LaJazz band whose history in Washington DC spans back to 1958.

Participants: 

René Lopez, record producer of traditional and popular Caribbean music
Marvette Pérez, Interviewer
Tito Puente, musician
LaJazz, musical group

Program number AC0408.98