# Ray Mantilla

> American jazz drummer (1934–2020)

**Wikidata**: [Q2133934](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2133934)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Mantilla)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ray-mantilla


## References

1. [Source](https://www.wbgo.org/post/ray-mantilla-percussionist-who-blazed-trail-both-jazz-and-latin-music-dead-85#stream/0)
2. BnF authorities
3. Integrated Authority File
4. Montreux Jazz Festival Database
5. International Standard Name Identifier
6. MusicBrainz
7. Virtual International Authority File
8. [Source](https://www.wbgo.org/post/ray-mantilla-percussionist-who-blazed-trail-both-jazz-and-latin-music-dead-85)
9. [Source](https://worldmusiccentral.org/2020/03/23/celebrated-percussionist-ray-mantilla-dies-at-85/)
10. [Ray Mantilla, Percussionist Who Blazed a Trail in Both Jazz and Latin Music, Is Dead at 85. WBGO](https://www.wbgo.org/post/ray-mantilla-percussionist-who-blazed-trail-both-jazz-and-latin-music-dead-85#stream/0)
11. [Celebrated percussionist Ray Mantilla dies at 85](https://worldmusiccentral.org/2020/03/23/celebrated-percussionist-ray-mantilla-dies-at-85/)
12. Discogs