found: Mejor que nunca, p1994: label (Manny Oquendo)
found: All music guide WWW site, Sept. 7, 2004 (Manny Oquendo; b. Manny Oquendo y Libre [sic], Jan. 1, 1931, New York, NY; percussionist)
notfound: Int. ww in mus. Vol. 2, Pop. mus., 3rd ed.;Int. ww in pop. mus., 4th-6th eds.;Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed.
found: New York times WWW site, Apr. 13, 2009 (in obituary published Apr. 12: Manny Oquendo; b. Jose Manuel Oquendo, 1931, Williamsburg, Brooklyn; d. Mar. 25, the Bronx, aged 78; Latin band leader, timbale player, and percussionist who was an expert with the típico Cuban rhythmic style and later infused it into Latin jazz)