La Sonora Ponceña
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La Sonora Ponceña is a Puerto Rican
salsa band, founded in 1954 by Enrique "Quique" Lucca Caraballo. Quique's son, Papo Lucca
, directs the band. The band has stayed active for a remarkable amount of time, recording dozens of albums, including a 55th anniversary album. Singers included Tito Gómez
.
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
salsa band, founded in 1954 by Enrique "Quique" Lucca Caraballo. Quique's son, Papo Lucca
Papo Lucca
Enrique Arsenio Lucca Quiñonez, better known as Papo Lucca, born on April 10, 1946, Ponce, Puerto Rico.Papo Lucca is a famous Puerto Rican multi-instrumentalist , but is best known as a pianist. Main musical genre focus are Salsa and Latin Jazz...
, directs the band. The band has stayed active for a remarkable amount of time, recording dozens of albums, including a 55th anniversary album. Singers included Tito Gómez
Tito Gómez
Tito Gómez or Tito Gomez may refer to:*Tito Gómez *Tito Gómez *Tito Gomez , Cuban-born painter...
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Discography
- Hacheros Pa’ Un Palo (1968)
- Fuego en El 23 (1969) - the El 23 of the title track, originally performed by Arsenio RodríguezArsenio RodríguezArsenio Rodríguez was a Cuban musician who played the tres , reorganized the conjunto and developed the son montuno, and other Afro-Cuban rhythms in the 1940s and 50s...
, refers to un solar en La Habana. - Algo de Locura (1971)
- Navidad Criolla (1971)
- De Puerto Rico A New York (1972)
- Sonora Ponceña (1972)
- Sabor Sureño (1974)
- Tiene Pimienta (1975)
- Conquista Musical (1976)
- El Gigante del Sur (1977)
- La Orquesta de mi Tierra (1978)
- Explorando (1978)
- La Ceiba with Celia CruzCelia CruzCelia Cruz was a Cuban-American salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, having earned twenty-three gold albums...
(1979) - New Heights (1980)
- Unchained Force (1980)
- Night Rider (1981)
- Determination (1982)
- Future (1984)
- Jubilee (1985)
- Back To Work (1987)
- On The Right Track (1988)
- In To The 90s (1990)
- Merry Christmas (1991)
- Guerreando (1992)
- Birthday Party (1993)
- Apretando (1995)
- On Target (1998)
- 45 Aniversario (2001)
- Back To The Road (2004)
- 50 Aniversario, En Vivo (2007)
- Otra Navidad Criolla (2008)
- 55 Aniversario (2010)
- Trayectoria + Consistencia = Sonora Ponceña (2011)