Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound

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Como Te Hago Entender 00:00 Tools
Que Se Sepa 00:00 Tools
Mi Desengaño 00:00 Tools
Consolación 00:00 Tools
Baila Y Goza 00:00 Tools
Si Yo Pudiera 00:00 Tools
Marejada Feliz 00:00 Tools
Tu loco loco y yo tranquilo 00:00 Tools
Mi Mambo Pide Campana 00:00 Tools
Guaguancó del adios 00:00 Tools
Ponte Duro 00:00 Tools
Consolacion 00:00 Tools
Cui Cui 00:00 Tools
Avisale A Mi Contrario 00:00 Tools
Sing a Simple Song 00:00 Tools
Y Tu Veras 00:00 Tools
Con los Pobres Estoy 00:00 Tools
El Valor Que No Se Ve 00:00 Tools
Canta Una Simple (Sing A Simple Song) 00:00 Tools
Siempre Seremos 00:00 Tools
El Pato De La Bahia 00:00 Tools
Tu Loco, Loco, y Yo Tranquilo 00:00 Tools
R + R = Apollo 00:00 Tools
Traición 00:00 Tools
Canta una simple cancion (sing a simple song) 00:00 Tools
Te Lo Voy A Jurar 00:00 Tools
Las Brisas de Mi Borinquen 00:00 Tools
Chotorro 00:00 Tools
Que Me Castigue Dios 00:00 Tools
La Hija De La Vecina 00:00 Tools
Parece Mentira 00:00 Tools
El Sordo 00:00 Tools
El Escapulario 00:00 Tools
El Que Se Fue 00:00 Tools
A Bailar Mi Bomba 00:00 Tools
El Traqueteo 00:00 Tools
Lamento de concepción 00:00 Tools
La Distancia 00:00 Tools
Shades Of Time 00:00 Tools
Take Five (Nicola Conte Remix) 00:00 Tools
Tu Loco Y Yo Tranquilo 00:00 Tools
Que Me Lo Den En Vida 00:00 Tools
Lamento de Concepcion 00:00 Tools
Mandingore 00:00 Tools
Te Voy A Tratar 00:00 Tools
Rico Guaguanco 00:00 Tools
Hay Que Saber Comenzar 00:00 Tools
Fea 00:00 Tools
Hora Cero 00:00 Tools
Oriza Eh 00:00 Tools
El Progreso 00:00 Tools
Me Le Fugué a la Candela 00:00 Tools
Tu Loco Loco, Y Yo Tranquilo 00:00 Tools
Viva Cortijo 00:00 Tools
Aquellos Que Dicen 00:00 Tools
Sr. Bongó 00:00 Tools
Estas Equivocada 00:00 Tools
La Mala Maña 00:00 Tools
Herencia Rumbera 00:00 Tools
Sique Mi Rumbo 00:00 Tools
La Marunga 00:00 Tools
Debes Callar 00:00 Tools
Apelo 00:00 Tools
Guaguanco del Adios 00:00 Tools
Para Ser Rumbero 00:00 Tools
Hoy Mi Día Triste 00:00 Tools
No Lo Corras 00:00 Tools
Sonando Con Puerto Rico 00:00 Tools
Ya Ves No Te Quiero 00:00 Tools
Lo que Dios me dio 00:00 Tools
Amistad Barata 00:00 Tools
Nadie Sabe 00:00 Tools
Traicion 00:00 Tools
Una Mañana 00:00 Tools
Apollo Theme 00:00 Tools
Y Sigo LLorando 00:00 Tools
Solo Contigo Basta 00:00 Tools
Asunción 00:00 Tools
Spinning Wheel 00:00 Tools
Amor En Banca Rota 00:00 Tools
En Mis Rosales 00:00 Tools
Puerto Rican Blues 00:00 Tools
Los Demas 00:00 Tools
Cucarachita cucarachón 00:00 Tools
Hagan Silencio 00:00 Tools
Soledad 00:00 Tools
Dejame Demostrarte 00:00 Tools
Quisiera Tener 00:00 Tools
Me Le Fugue A La Candela 00:00 Tools
Como Tú No Hay Nadie 00:00 Tools
Let It Rain 00:00 Tools
Mañana Es Domingo 00:00 Tools
Yo Soy Candelon 00:00 Tools
Soñando con Puerto Rico 00:00 Tools
UD. Señora 00:00 Tools
A Ver 00:00 Tools
Contigo no quiero na 00:00 Tools
Yo Tenia Una Mujer 00:00 Tools
Sin Rencor 00:00 Tools
Every Breath You Take 00:00 Tools
Te Vas Con El Viento 00:00 Tools
Te Mantengo Y No Quieres 00:00 Tools
Ese Soy Yo 00:00 Tools
Reganoal Corazón 00:00 Tools
Canto A La Amistad 00:00 Tools
Es Que Estas Enamorada 00:00 Tools
Asuncion 00:00 Tools
Cantar Con Un Amigo 00:00 Tools
Como Tu No Hay Nadie 00:00 Tools
Apollo Special 00:00 Tools
X Cantidad 00:00 Tools
No Me Hagas Sombra Mi Socio 00:00 Tools
Que Salga Pascual 00:00 Tools
Abre Tu Corazón 00:00 Tools
Consolación - Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound 00:00 Tools
Apollo Zuky 00:00 Tools
Regaño al Corazón 00:00 Tools
Esas Horas 00:00 Tools
Canta Una Simple 00:00 Tools
Dame La Mano Y Caminemos 00:00 Tools
Tani 00:00 Tools
Vigilandote 00:00 Tools
Contigo No Quiero Ná 00:00 Tools
Marejada feliz (En vivo) 00:00 Tools
Que Se Sepa (JR.Dynamite Edits) (Free Download) 00:00 Tools
Por Siempre Big Band 00:00 Tools
Los Demás 00:00 Tools
Lamento de Concepcion - En Vivo 00:00 Tools
Soy el Terror 00:00 Tools
Mi Desengaño 00:00 Tools
Se Pone Bueno 00:00 Tools
Consolación 00:00 Tools
Déjame demostrarte 00:00 Tools
Necesito llamar su atención 00:00 Tools
Yo Soy Chambelon 00:00 Tools
Que Se Sepa (Retro Roland Riso Funky Fuego Remix) 00:00 Tools
Por Siempre Aníbal 00:00 Tools
Soy 00:00 Tools
Trago Amargo 00:00 Tools
Te Vas A Acordar De Mí 00:00 Tools
Han Pasado Algunos Dias 00:00 Tools
Rico Guaguancó 00:00 Tools
El Pueblo Pide Que Toque 00:00 Tools
Estás Equivocada 00:00 Tools
El Escapulario Clausura 00:00 Tools
El Barrio Sin Guapo 00:00 Tools
Mi Desengano 00:00 Tools
Por Que Te Niegas 00:00 Tools
Marejada Feliz - En Vivo 00:00 Tools
No Dejes De Sonreír 00:00 Tools
Ilumina Mi Camino 00:00 Tools
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Dejame Gozar 00:00 Tools
Te Vas A Acordar De Mi 00:00 Tools
Cucarachita Cucarachon 00:00 Tools
El Pajaro Y El Cazador 00:00 Tools
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Roberto Roena (born January 16, 1940 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) is a salsa music percussionist, orchestra leader, and dancer. Roena was one of the original members of El Gran Combo. He later became the leader of his own band, "Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound", arguably one of the best Latin salsa bands in Puerto Rico. Roena has also been a long-time member of the Fania All Stars, a salsa supergroup that has enjoyed worldwide success since the 1970s. In 1969, he went on to form a band by the name of "Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound", arguably one of the best Latin salsa bands in Puerto Rico. Roberto Roena’s new orchestra was baptized "El Apollo Sound" because the launch of NASA's Apollo 11 lunar mission coincided with the day of the band’s first rehearsal. The band eventually recorded hits such as Y Tu Loco Loco, Traicion, Que Se Sepa and Herencia Rumbero. Roberto Roena has also been a long-time member of the Fania All Stars, the showcase group for the Fania Records label, which has enjoyed worldwide success since the 1970s. He recorded his signature song, "Coro Miyare", with the group; live performances of the song featured Roena playing the bongos and dancing with his uncle, legendary salsa dancer Aníbal Vázquez, in a choreographed section that almost always received standing ovations from the audience. Mr. Roena took a giant step in the fusion of salsa with jazz, in the 1970s, by joining forces with African superstar (saxophonist) Manu Dibango of "Soul Makossa" fame. 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. "Apollo Sound" featured musicians from the ensemble of Tito Puente, "Cortijo y Su Combo", "El Gran Combo" and "Los Sunsets", among others. Some of the well renowned arrangers and composers who nourished his repertoire were Mario Ortiz, Bobby Valentín, Elias Lopés, Luis “Perico” Ortiz and Papo Lucca. With "Apollo Sound", Roberto introduced a “new” sound to salsa music by utilizing two trumpets, a trombone and a saxophone, a combination he took from the influence of the wind section of the rock group Blood, Sweat and Tears (in honor of which his band recorded a successful version of “Spinning Wheel”). 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. Roberto Roena and his Apollo Sound’s first album produced hits of great impact like “Tú loco loco y yo tranquilo,” “El escapulario,” and “El sordo.” In fact, it was Apollo Sound who popularized the Bobby Capó classic, “Soñando con Puerto Rico.” Apollo Sound recorded under the label International Records (a subsidiary of Fania) for a decade, in which they harvested successes like “Traición,” “Chotorro,” “Mi Desengaño,” “Fea,” “Marejada feliz,” “Cui cui,” and “El progreso,” among others. His popularity on the radio waves came accompanied with tours around the United States and Latin America. Complementing the musicality of the salsa group was always the showmanship inherent in Roberto Roena. Dying his hair in new colors, playing percussion in his underwear and sporting a harness so he could “fly” around the stage of New York City's Madison Square Garden were some of the tricks that he used to stand out among the other groups in vogue. In fact, a noted journalist that followed Apollo Sound once remarked that they were “the first group in Puerto Rico with a system of psychedelic lights and go-go girls.” Beginning in the 1980s, Roberto Roena and his Apollo Sound experienced a fade in popularity, reflecting a crisis that was sweeping through the salsa movement in general. Nevertheless, Roberto maintained himself by collaborating and recording independently with local groups. In 1990, Roena tried to revive the concept of Apollo Sound. 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). In 1994, he celebrated 25 years with his orchestra in a successful concert at the Centro de Bellas Artes in San Juan. This performance was recorded and released, validating his music for a new generation. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.