Tito Puente on Sesame Street

[theatlantisrise]

Sesame Street...just an amazing program giving kids to exposure to music like this. Long live Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch!

[PaKOXlll]

TITO EL MAESTRO!!!

[nestabrenda7]

ARRIBA MUCHACHOS¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[tripthalight]

Tito rules!

[maritakeningale]

this is sooooooo funny and cute,seeing all this little kids dancing!

[GODATCOD1]

Tito puente is unstopabble...... to bad he dead. Sigh i really miss his music. he will live as the king of Latin Jazz and mambo

[luiggi1291]

man i miss this guy i love his music

[imastagsfan]

werd

[Garrettk41]

Look on the bright side, Oscar. It's loud. And you like loud noises, don't you? No need to be ashamed of enjoying it.

[JayRocFly]

WOOWW i didnt know tito spoke such good english

[yiwenmeister]

This is funny.

[ChiTown7721]

It's funny how Tito didn't like the label 'salsa'. Tito said "There is no salsa music. They just put that word to the music that we were doing all the time. The mambo, the cha cha, they called it salsa. You EAT salsa! In my concerts I always tell everybody 'Now we're going to play for you - SALSA!' The audience goes 'OHHH!' It's the same mambo I've been playing for forty years."

[EmmanuelTromboner]

this is dope!

i wish i had some pink timbales! :D

[djtainy2009]

viva tito puente

[cherote510]

maestro de maestros!!!

[Scray1]

Holy Shit, I never knew Tito was on Sesame Street. This is great.

[splitenzfreak1980]

Classic Sesame Street always had the coolest musical guests and not too many were cooler than this dude.

[mtyemti]

El Manifico Tito Puente!! Me Mucho Gusto!!!

[scjazz]

This is priceless - I don't know who it increases my respect for more - Tito or the makers of Sesame Street!

[laloss09]

DIOS QUE GRANDE COMO TOCA LOS TIMBALES

[stingray666]

Those kids were standing next to a legend! Looks like they were having fun though.

[1trip711]

DA|M

[borinquenrum]

Never have I seen Oscar come out of his trash can before! Tito's rhythm is all it took to bring'em out! lol

[dimpala5000]

DAM I WANNA LEARN TO SALSA NOW! IS this salsa even?

[deepislandboy]

nah, its RUMBA!

[dominicanboy12]

yea diz salsa, the king of mambo and latin jazz

[diexico]

hmmm salsa and latin jazz is basically the same but i get your point! jeje

[nouelphotography]

@dimpala5000 no!! sometimes it´s ketchup.... hahahahaha

[tonymo21588]

tito puente is gonna be dead one day and you'll say "ive been listening to him for years hes fabulous"

[tysonic777]

Man, Tito's been dead for 9 years

[ChiviChing]

@tysonic777 Yes...It happened in the last decade...

[maurixiom]

ahora tito tocas para el todo poderoso

ARRIBA MUCHACHOS ! ! A RUMBEAR ANGELES ALLA  ARRIBA ! !

[maurixiom]

lastima q te fuiste tito,,

AHORA TOCAS PARA EL TODOPODEOSO Y LOS ANGELES Q RUMBEEN EN EL CIELO,,,, HEEEYYYY !!!! Q VIDEO TAN CHINGON Y MAS ESE ESTILO Q LE METE TITO,,,

[sdime59]

the kids have down syndrome or are they having seizures

[sonhadorpr]

Que malo que no tuve la oportunidad de ver ese episodio en "vivo" cuando salió por vez primera, pero gracias a YouTube lo estoy disfrutando ahora, y sigo diciendo, que TITO ES EL REY del Ran-Kan-Kan!!!

[AceGost11]

HA! AWESOME!

[jitzannabraham]

cool

[EddyTimbalesNegron]

Saludos a todos mis latinos a nivel internacional... Me llamo Eddy T. y me gustaria presentarle el futuro de la musica latina sin duda ninguna Fr@nkyboi El Que Faltaba asi que pasen por mi canal de youtube y dejame saber lo que piensan!

[waltersr2000]

Que buena musica la que nos dejo el gran maestro Tito, no hay generacion que se resista a su inigualable ritmo.

[kikimenor]

man Tito was amazing!!!!!

[TreesOfBaylor]

Them kiddos got the shakes worse than Michael J Fox

[beaverteeth92]

I'd like to see an Animal vs. Tito Puente battle.

RIP man...

[trabucero]

QUe lindo el grande TITO PUENTE DIOS LO BENDIGA !!!!!!!

[kingperkussion]

jajaja very cool! Es buenisimo, Tito la alegria es tu talento, que exquisito ritmo!!!

[arcencielili]

everybody'got to dance!!! oh Yes!Si!!!mira los ninos,los pumpets,tito maravilloso,Baila Muchachos La Vida

[momphoto]

greatest drummer ever!!

[gran9estrella]

El Rey! Thank you so much for loading this one!

[rafaelsot01]

He was, is, will be the Best! He's our God of timbals

[KittiesJason]

I lost it during the intro,..when the Grouch said,...."Oh yeeeeaaaah!" lol,..unusually funny for sesame street! and the little trumpet players at (2:15) are too cute! Tito,...you and Celia Cruz,...two of the greatest!

[arcencielili]

Tito Puente T.P lleno de paz y tanto Amor,Que guapos ninos,esta bien mejor to dance!Yes!Si!Dancar la Vida!Muchas Gracias ala eternidad MaravillosoT.P Tu eres siempre en mi corazon Pierre

[arcencielili]

Maravilloso Tito llena de paz y tanto amor,esta bien mejor to dance!si!yes!que lindos ninos,viver dansar la vida con sonrisa ahora y siempre..y tu eres siempre en mi corazon p.e

[arcencielili]

Tito llena de paz y tanto amor, esta bien mejor to dance ahora y siempre, Que lindos ninos!!Dance!yes!si! p.e,tu eres en mi corazon siempre

[arcencielili]

Even the kids,los ninos,pumpet,everybody dance,waatching this moment make me happy, tanfeliz!!!!maravilloso tito en mi corazon te quiero mucho p.e lili

[misterdrum78]

This guy reminds me of Joe Pesci.

[nutherefurlong]

No one can resist the rhythm :)

[julyanation20]

☆ i love u tito puentee ☆

[EvilCeral5]

he was the best ever no matter wat ppl say

[tonyynga]

tienes razon solo la humildad grande TITO EN LA ETERNIDAD

[EvilCeral5]

this is hot

[Alxscode]

Yeah! Kick it Tito.

[Alxscode]

Yeah, kick it Tito!

[desertblbuesman]

Tito, totally grouch proof!

[bnheab4]

LMAO at the little kids dancing....Tito is the KING

[dicotil]

el mejor!

[Marconqn]

solo la humildad de los grandes hace hacer que estas cosas pasen , GRANDE TITO, fuiste y seras por la eternidad un gran referente de la salsa....

saludos desde Argentina! =)

[arcencielili]

everybody'got to dance!!!oh Yes!Si!!!mira

los ninos,tito maravilloso,los pumpets,

BAILA Muchachos La VIDA

[shortsaxplayer]

those puppets have some mad chops

[vapor2s]

God

Jesus

Maradona

Tito

Rest of Mortals

[duffman925]

don't forget Chuck Norris;)

[cyclone927]

Can you believe this guy forgot Chuck Norris!!!!?

[pirrungon]

haahhahaahahhahahahahahaaaaaa

[pacocrowley]

hahaha! amen

[evosynth]

hhahahhaa esos trompetistas me alegran el dia :)

[evosynth]

hahhahaa ver los monitos que tocan trompeta me alegran el dia ^^

[natyboops]

Somebody should have taught the little grouchkateers to dance : ) : ) LOL

[almanacofsleep]

thats how i dance :)

[laragazzadoltremare]

go titoooooooo!

[vjiggy81]

wow he did such a good job i did'nt noticed how infintile his timbales were, wow so beautiful his personality!

[AriesTRam]

Love the Latino band muppets and the laughing blue grouch in the back!

[alschilling]

Very funny.

[ReggaetonFREAK44]

weeepaaa baila oscar baila !

haha

[elpiruetindelpollo]

latin music is the best!!!!!!!!!!!

[OldSchoolLovin15]

they are like kid timbales yet he owned it

[mateo3713]

lol tito puente is the best. BTW those arent kid timbales lol do you hear the tone that theyre giving lol

[JL0vely]

this is too adorable!

[EmmanuelHndz]

wepa un boricua!

[bonifazio13]

no matter how fruity his timbales looked...he made them sound tight!!! (saludos desde Houston, TX)....

[dozer1189]

"Well, Oscarrrrr?"

The Best.

[PabloCancel]

that's cute!!

[ThreedaysGracelova]

im doing tito for my day of the dead project in spanish class...he seems rlly kewl!!!

[rickelectro]

ran kan kan tito!! pnme a gozar con los timbales

[jesussavesfmc]

tito ROCKZZZZZZZZZ

[tutanktunak]

Oscar is such a grouch! XD

[mygirlfriendisback]

Ariba!

[mygirlfriendisback]

Olé, salsa de morio can tanyò.

[JukeboxTenor]

RAN KAN KAN! Go Tito!

[R455K455]

what year is this?

[mygirlfriendisback]

The Early '90's probably Season 23 or 24 idk go ask sawings. I didn't see the episode when I was little, sorry!

[justi1925]

tito lo mejor

[iggypot]

greatest clip ever - tito was cool personified...and you gotta love when the children dance/freak out.

[stephaniemarkham]

i heart oscar!

[BIGDO13]

lol, look at the latin bandolero and congero muppets....

shit was classic...this is why i loved sesame street

[AriesTRam]

Yep, you gotta love the band muppets, they were great! I also like the noisy blue grouch in the back.

[robertojimenez204]

....y lo bueno es que esos músicos tocan barato y no tienen malas mañas.....

[lorenzo17A]

Incredible! Which song is this?

[horsemouth2000]

The song is 'Ran Kan Kan'

[Mannydamon]

Kids can't dance but who cares, I like to point that out. However, Tito Puente como lo haces! Tu estas loco con el tambor, rompelo!

[jmmuppetman]

Sesame Street Oscar Carroll Spinney Grouches Martin P.Robinson David Rudman Joseph Mazzarino 1990s

[JonathanCD93]

HIS drums ARE AWESOME i love him, greatest drummer ever, RIP

[ilovetortillas]

LOL i love his band of muppets!

[pieldelcielo]

Jajajaja los músicos en lugar de parecer puertorriqueños o latinos de NY, parece que están vestidos como andaluces o como toreros.... La mirada del estadounidense hacia los latinos

[songoku350]

that one tune is better than 95% of the so-called latin music on the market today

Tito=Real Latin Musician RIP

[ahawhatever19]

Of course! That's what I'm talking about!

[thebookiemonster]

wow them lil kids look like they're having a seizure...but TITO is still the man

[gavoltaire]

RANKANKAN

[tyrese3745]

Oscar: "Don't ever do that to me again!"

Tito: THIS?!!!

[randy19899]

¡Gran música del único Rey! ; ]

[karix159]

SIIIII, YEAH!!!!! xD !.......=P

[fmontes1]

HAHAHAHAHAHA! They should had bring kids that know a little bit about salsa dancing.

[sanchorb]

Hey, at 1:06 Oscar´s voice sounds like Joe Mantegna!!!

[RasMidorI]

GRANDE TITO

[incagaiden]

Wheres Zoot when u need him?!?!?!?!

[petete21521]

EL REY DEL TIMBAL, me encanta. VIVA TITO PUENTE.

[jblanco1980]

thanks for posting the video...keep the legacy alive!

[piojin87]

ran kan kan

kan kan!

[CyberPirate83]

God, I miss Tito.

[UnidosdaTijuca1]

RAN KAN KAN!!!

Vale Tito!!! =D

[gino459]

tito puente hace bailar hasta a un muerto grande tito!!!!! te extrañamos!!!!!!!!!!! we miss you!!!!!!!!

[davimerc]

Tito is my friend...I miss my friend.

[PrincesaPrimavera]

Thanxalot that was brrrrilliant! Ran can can! ¡Viva Tito Puente!

[1livejew]

this is great!!! :) R.I.P. TITO!!!

[brendantylor]

I'm with the grouches. It's sickening that they make Oscar go all lame.

[Marj2377]

Love this! Thank you for posting the video!

[vertigo214]

Puente is a badass

[tatedrummer]

We say his (Tito's) name backwards in our Indoor Percussion show

[LaBoricuaGirl160]

TITOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOoooo!!!!!

[bassman5588]

tito puente is a genius.

[BUGGSBUNNY82]

buen video no lo habia visto hantes es dificil creer la fama que llego a tener tito, que seguira teniendo. un tipo fuera de lo comun muy bueno sgue poniendo mas videos

[bigphil562]

how cool..what an overlooked piece of television....pbs is a national treasure

[adamcharney]

Oscar was right! Don't ever do that to me again! I can't stay still! :)

[bozziofan01]

great ran can can great song

[donneko88]

viva los latinos!!!

viva tito puente!!!

solo bueno, solo en latinoamerica!!!

[thbeatgozon]

So glad I got to see him perform in concert just a few months before he passed away.

[bellbub]

This is awesome!

[astrosfan52]

RIP Tito Puente!!!

He's one of my idols.

[cnel11]

Rest in peace Tito,- but keep jamming! :)

[pepengshotgun]

tito puente is a gad!!!

[ed008ue]

another Fania classic artist. he even made a song with Hector Lavoe!

[BonkoemChemiya]

Fania??? Tito was already recording when Pacheco and Masucci were still shitting their pants!!

TITO was and still is The King and embajador de la musica Cubana all over the world!

[jhonnylachingas]

Verdad... pero Tito no es cubano. el es de Puerto Rico... sea de donde sea, su musica Latin Jazz, Mambo, o como le quieran llamar (que importa el nombre) es algo grandioso...!

[BlackArtsShinji]

El es de Puerto Rico solo para alcararte la duda si es que aun la tenías panita.

[CoolPapiJay]

NICE VERY NICE

[jdeb1968]

Awesome! Ran Can Can!... I saw Tito in Bpt.,CT a year before he died ...Great show!! He is sorely missed

[BayonneNick]

ran kan puppets! neato

[djluchoxxx]

arriba muchachosss

[asantiago88]

ARRRRIBO MUCACHOS!!!

[PocoPlata]

viva tito puente! oh yeah! What do you say now?!?!

[sahata]

great performance.....

[bluenotes1981]

That orange Grouch is really feeling it. LOL Look at him go.

[BolivianSalsaholic]

lol... oh my gosh,. i never noticed it until you pointed it out... especially on the second go when Tito starts again.... lol

[goldengirl82]

What a wonderful memory...not only of Tito's expertise as a true Maestro but his love of people and warmth with others. Siempre te recordamos Nuestro Rey.

Taina567

[BolivianSalsaholic]

EL REY!!!!!!!!!!! I love this clip. If you like it, you should also go check out the one with Celia Cruz singing with Big Bird... its beyond great!!

RIP TITO... you are forever missed :)

[dicislapeste]

alguien me podria decir cual es el nombre de esa cancion jeje

[BolivianSalsaholic]

Es Ran Kan Kan.... MI FAVORITA!!!! :)

[nesoxochi]

omg i love this soooooo much, you have no idea.  thanks!!!

[javsxv]

rancancan¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[187not]

dang one of ma favorite songs "Ran kan kan"

[bilbaouk]

that's very cute, i'll have to show my daughter tomorrow!!!

[negruscuscus]

!! Espectacular !!!

[marykmusic]

My college band played this a few years back. I was on guitar. What a fun song! Plus, those classic Sesame Street guest stars included many top musicins, such as Paul Simon and Buddy Rich.

[nicebellbo]

Ran Kan Kan !

[funkyhunk]

Awsome! This is when Sesame Street was the bomb diggity!

[mmolecule]

Wow! It's impossible to watch this without starting to dance.

[amusicianinparis]

Very nice!!!! I grow up seeing Sesame street!!!

[jx346]

i havent seen this in awhile. thanx 4 posting.

[PaulDrapac]

I wonder if he ever performed this piece in concert.

[sweavo]

search for it, it's called ran kan kan and yes, he performed it live. If he can mime it almost beat-perfect on those rubber timbales, he can do it for real!

[VeeJay92]

Old Oscar meets New Oscar side by side; just putting it out there.

[tpirman1982]

Oh, man! That was cool! God bless, Tito, Puente!