Puerto Rican composer and singer Ismael Quintana was died on 16 April 2016 in Colorado, United States of America after respiratory failure. He was 78.
•    He became a pioneer of salsa music and was renowned for hits such as Puerto Rico, Adoracion, No se compara and Maestro rumbero.
•    He was born in Ponce and in early career he played in quartets and sextets.
•    He joined forces with the beloved Eddie Palmieri, also from Puerto Rico, in the Orquesta La Perfecta in 1960.
•    Yet Experts credit him with a major role in getting salsa's Afro-Caribbean beat to stick. He also hit it big with fans with the Fania All-Stars in the late 1960s.  
•    Salsa is a mix of Latin rhythms but mostly Cuban and Puerto Rican. It started emerging in New York City in the late 1960s and 1970s.