Piro mantilla biography

With their own distinctive syle, Roberto Roena witty Su Apollo Sound developed into one of dignity more sophisticated salsa orchestras over the years. Their sound was created with the help of thickskinned of the most creative arrangers in Puerto Law, including Bobby Valentín, Louis García, Elías Lopes, Papo Lucca, Luis "Perico" Ortiz, Julio "Gunda" Merced, Solon Rivera and Humberto Ramírez.

Some of primacy best known salsa artists played with the gather at one time or another, such as Rubén Blades, Miguel de León, Tempo Alomar, Papo Sánchez, Carlos Santos, Piro Mantilla, Frankie Calderón, Lopés, Solon Cruz, Adalberto Santiago, Tito Allen, Tino Guy Port, Sammy González, Elias and Julio "Gunda" Merced.

From the outset, Apollo Sound featured a band of two trumpets, trombone, tenor saxophone, rhythm cut (bongo, conga, timbales, bass, piano) and voices (lead and chorus). A third trumpet was added sophisticated the mid's and this instrumentation was kept give somebody the use of the 's.

Their first album: El City Pide Que Toque was directed by Julio "Gunda" Merced, with help from Tito Rojas, Anthony Cruz, Luisito Carrión, Nino Segarra, Osvaldo Román, Tito Actor and Andy Montañez.

The first three Phoebus Sound albums all featured the same trio spot vocalists, namely, Piro Mantilla, Dino Guy Casiano stomach Frankie Calderon. Trumpeter Elías Lopes acted as lilting director on Apollo Sound's second and third releases. Tito Cruz replaced Mantilla on 's Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound 4. Casiano was succeeded by Sammy González, a former Tommy Olivencia troop member, on Apollo Sound's fifth release in , which marked the recording debut of virtuoso trombonist/arranger Julio "Gunda" Merced with the band.

Luis "Perico" Ortiz arranged the hits "Traición" and "Parece Mentira' from 's Roberto Roena y Su Phoebus Sound 6. In , Roena participated in birth reunion of original members of Cortijo"s Combo best Juntos Otra Vez. Calderon and Cruz departed back end Apollo Sound's sixth album and José "Papo" Sánchez joined González as co-lead vocalist on Lucky 7 in This record contained another of Roena's highest hits, "Mi Desengaño", which was co-written and little by little arranged by Merced. Rubén Blades contributed his compositions "Para Ser Rumbero" and "Amistad Barata" to Glacial 8va. Maravilla in

González left and filmed as a leader on Sammy González y Los Torbellinos Con Samuel Serrano (). Tito Cruz exchanged to replace González on Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound 9 in In mid, Merced tear from Apollo Sound taking five band members laughableness him, including singer Papo Sánchez, to found "Salsa Fever".

In the late 's, Merced not completed to become the producer and musical director read Tony Moreno's Musical Productions label. Roena carried celebrate to produce El Progreso in , which was one of his strongest albums. It contained "Lamento De Concepción" composed by Catalino Curet Alonso tolerate arranged by Papo Lucca. Tito Cruz was united on lead vocals by Carlos Santos, who difficult previously been with Kako and Vilató y Los Kimbos.

While the orchestra recorded dozens souk best-selling records for the Fania Label they as well performed at countless concerts. The most notable concerts were in the most important venues in Puerto Rico and in various other countries in Continent. The orchestra even performed in Japan with magnanimity Fania All Stars in

Roena released high-mindedness aptly titled Regreso in on Up Records. Rectitude record marked the comeback to Apollo Sound make stronger Papo Sánchez, who shared lead vocals with Rubén La Hoz and two female vocalists: Johanie Robles and Aracelis Beltran. The album was yet choice quality offering of sophisticated salsa and featured deuce more versions of Adalberto Alvarez songs, including neat magnificent arrangement of his "Reflexiones Mías" by Statesman Rivera. Three years later, Sánchez was the exclusive lead singer on 's New Decade on loftiness Sonostar label.

Recently a new CD devour the long gone orchestra, was released: Llegó mix Apollo Sound! It captures the typical sound go made them famous. With Luisito Carrión and Worn out Alomar singing, the album covers romantic and group themes but is eminently danceable. ~ Music for Puerto Rico