He opened a concert for British rock singer Sting at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente, where he presented his hit salsa version of " Every Breath You Take " with an amused Sting watching from the sidelines. Rafael Cortijo took him under his wing and taught him how to play Bongos later to become the bongo player for his band. This page was last edited on 23 September , at Some members of the group chose to distance themselves from their imprisoned lead singer, and "El Gran Combo" was born. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Roberto always considered variety as the key to success, leading him to include in his musical repertoire everything from go-go to the romantic, the same in English as in Spanish. 
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mareada This performance was recorded and released, validating his music for a new generation. Roberto Roena has also been a long-time roenw of the Fania All Starsthe showcase group for the Fania Records label, which has enjoyed worldwide doberto since the s. Complementing the musicality of the salsa group was always the showmanship inherent in Roberto Roena.
It is worth noting that "Cortijo y Su Combo", mostly made up of black musicians of Puerto Rican descentwas the first of its kind to succeed in gaining access to the stages where only white artists were performing, within and outside of Puerto Rico. The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music. Out of gratitude and loyalty to Rafael Cortijo, his mentor, Roena did not join the new Combo immediately.
Roberto Roena
This page was last edited on 23 Septemberat Roena took a giant step in the fusion of salsa with jazz, in the s, by joining forces with African superstar saxophonist Manu Dibango of " Soul Makossa " fame. Roena was one of the original members of El Gran Combo.
Roena has also been a long-time member of the Fania All Starsa salsa supergroup that has enjoyed worldwide success since the s. Retrieved 8 June During the broadcasts, fliz Rafael Cortijo saw Roena in action.
Roberto always mwrejada variety as the key to success, leading him to include in his musical repertoire everything from go-go to the romantic, the same in English as in Spanish. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Beginning in the s, Roberto Felia and his Apollo Sound experienced a fade in popularity, reflecting a crisis that was sweeping through the salsa movement in mzrejada. Rafael Cortijo took maeejada under his wing and taught him how to play Bongos later to become the bongo player for his band. El Gran Combo became the new sensation in Latin music, and Roena was part of the group until He also Played occasional baseball. Eventually Cortijo left for New York in search of new musicians, and after nine months, Roberto, who had stayed in Puerto Rico, decided to join "El Gran Combo" which was then led by pianist Rafael Ithier.
He opened a concert for British rock singer Sting at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente, where he presented his hit salsa version of " Every Breath You Take " with an amused Sting watching from the sidelines.
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The group's name derived from the name of an existing band named " El Mwrejada " in which roberrto of the original band roenq had been involved.
Inhe celebrated 25 years with his orchestra in a successful concert at the Centro de Bellas Artes in San Juan. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Even without knowing how to read or write music, and probably because of it, Roena knew how to surround himself with excellent musicians and arrangers. Roena, aside from being a dancerwas a talented at playing percussion Conga drum.
Visualizing a bongo player that could dance and play the cowbell at the same time, Cortijo recruited Roberto to join his new band, and personally taught Roberto how to play both instruments.
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Please help by adding reliable sources. Retrieved from " https: Some members of the group chose to distance marrejada from their imprisoned lead singer, and "El Gran Combo" was born. When Roberto was 16 years old, Cortijo was in need of a bongo player for a group that he was forming.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediatelyespecially if potentially libelous or harmful. Views Read Edit View history. Nevertheless, Roberto maintained himself by collaborating and recording independently with local groups.
His popularity on the radio waves came accompanied with tours around the United States and Latin America. InRoena tried to revive the concept of Apollo Sound.
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