Interesting facts about salsa history and other random stuff….
Hector Lavoe and Papo Luca went to high school together.- Roberto Roena was also a baseball player.
- Fania Records was founded by Johnny Pacheco (a musician) and Jerry Masucci (a lawyer).
- Frankie Ruiz was a fan of the orchestra “La Solucion” and knew all of the songs and lyrics. One day the lead singer didn’t show up, and he stepped in - and the rest is history.
- Ruben Blades has a Master’s Law degree from Harvard University.
- Andy Montañez started out as a singer for the famous “El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico”.
- The first salsa congress was held in Puerto Rico in 1997.
- Hector Lavoe’s real name is Hector Juan Perez. However, because Hector admired Felipe Rodriguez, a famous singer of ballads who’s nickname was “La Voz” (the voice), his current promoter gave Hector his stage last name of “Lavoe”. Lavoe is a pronounciation derivative of the phrase “La Voz” that takes into account the Puerto Rican accent of pronouncing “La Voz” as “La Voh”.
Do you know any other fun facts?
As I recover from an injury (dancing casualty) in my apartment, I decided I should sit down and talk about things. I ended up going to a club weeks ago and hearing a song that I really liked. However, finding the song took a little longer than normal (yes, even for me). So, with that information in mind, I decided to share with you some of the techniques that I use to find the salsa song I’m looking for. I tried to make this salsa music episode a little more interactive, so we’ll see how you like it. However, one note of caution - I was taking pain killers - which is never a good thing when you have me rambling on about salsa…
- Omelenko (Silencio) - Larry Harlow
- Vamonos de Rumba - Conjunto Clasico
- Para Ochun - Hector Lavoe
- Devorame Otra Vez - Lalo Rodriguez
- Don Anastacio - Javier Vazquez
- La Cartera - Larry Harlow
- Son Para Un Sonero - Quinto Mayor
- Figure it out
- hint, it is by Sonora Ponceña I meant it’s NOT by Sonora Ponceña even though they mention ‘Papo Lucca’.
Remember - if you ever want to find out the name of a song - you can always try our forums! Please tell people about these artists and support them by buying their music.
[Update] For those dying to find out what #8 is, it was the LIVE version of Lamento de Concepcion by Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound from the album ‘En Vivo Desde Bellas Artes‘.
Listen to: How to figure out what song is playing at the club
Now, you might notice that when I’m slow in writing articles - its probably because I’m doing something else on the website (like making a podcast - remember, I do have a day job ). Anyways, I’m pretty happy with this episode because I’m a big fan of listening to live music.
In this episode of Addicted2Salsa podcast, we take a look at some songs performed live during various events, and I’ll give you some tips how to survive dances that are at live events (with a live band). This is because live songs tend to be much longer and different than the songs you practice with.
In this Episode, here is the song list:
Listen to Salsa Music 24 : Dancing to Live Salsa Music
