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Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound
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Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound
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This was the maiden effort of
the Apollo Sound
, whose iconoclastically breezy sound made them the most popular
salsa
band in the late '60s. Bandleader/bongo player
Roberto Roena
and arranger/trumpet player
Elias Lopes
concoct one memorable tune after the other, with tunes like
"Tu Loco Loco y Yo Tranquilo,"
"El Escapulario,"
the classic
"Sonando con Puerto Rico"
(composed by
Bobby Capo
), and
"El Sordo"
(arranged by
Bobby Valentin
). These were the ingredients that made this musical organization (with a two-trumpet-trombone-tenor sax lineup) a perennial favorite. Classic
Puerto Rican salsa
. ~ Jose A. Estevez, Jr.
the Apollo Sound
, whose iconoclastically breezy sound made them the most popular
salsa
band in the late '60s. Bandleader/bongo player
Roberto Roena
and arranger/trumpet player
Elias Lopes
concoct one memorable tune after the other, with tunes like
"Tu Loco Loco y Yo Tranquilo,"
"El Escapulario,"
the classic
"Sonando con Puerto Rico"
(composed by
Bobby Capo
), and
"El Sordo"
(arranged by
Bobby Valentin
). These were the ingredients that made this musical organization (with a two-trumpet-trombone-tenor sax lineup) a perennial favorite. Classic
Puerto Rican salsa
. ~ Jose A. Estevez, Jr.