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 ...

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 ...

In Santurce, a poor suburb outside San Juan, Puerto Rico, there’s a bus that doesn’t run anymore, but the stops it once madeparadasstill lend their names to the densely populated neighborhoods. Ask ...

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 ...

The sudden passing of master plenero, percussionist, educator, and community leader Héctor René “Tito” Matos Otero left a void in Puerto Rican communities around the globe. Tito lived his life ...

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 ...

Plena is the Puerto Rican music genre that has received the most international exposure thanks to local pop artists like Ricky Martin and Yolandita Monge, or urban artists like Bad Bunny. One reason ...

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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 ...

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 ...