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Ray Barretto, an Uncommon card
Raymundo Barretto Pagán was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 129
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 39,000
Power 129 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Ray Barretto quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ray Barretto card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Throughout his career as a ______, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Latin jazz.
Answer
percussionist. Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Latin jazz. From the Ray Barretto article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His first hit, "El Watusi", was recorded by his Charanga Moderna in ____, becoming the most successful pachanga song in the United States.
Answer
1960s. His first hit, "El Watusi", was recorded by his Charanga Moderna in 1962, becoming the most successful pachanga song in the United States. From the Ray Barretto article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Latin jazz.
- His first hit, "El Watusi", was recorded by his Charanga Moderna in 1962, becoming the most successful pachanga song in the United States.
- In the late 1960s, Barretto became one of the leading exponents of boogaloo and what would later be known as salsa.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ray Barretto article was read about 39,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Ray Barretto
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ray Barretto (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
