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Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound X – El Progreso
Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound X
El Progreso
Style: Latin
Label: International
Catalog Number: JMINT-934
El Progreso is the classic 10th album from Puerto Rican salsa percussionist Roberto Roena and his legendary group Apollo Sound. Widely regarded as one of the best Latin salsa bands in Puerto Rico, Apollo Sound underwent some major changes before this album with singer Papo Sánchez, trombonist Julio Merced, and saxophonist Miguel Rodríguez, among others, leaving to start the band Salsa Fever. El Progreso would be the last album in Roberto Roena’s most creative “golden era” period, and features some amazing covers of compositions by duo Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos. Check a bolero version of the duo’s ballad B3 “Necesito llamar su atención” and the Cuban rumba B2 “Guanganco del adios,” which speaks to the members who left Apollo Sound.
Recommended – A2 El Progreso, B1 Lamento De Concepción, B2 Guaguancó Del Adiós, B3 Necesito Llamar Su Atención
Tags: Bolero / Guaracha / Salsa
Tracklist:
A1 Regaño Al Corazón
A2 El Progreso
A3 Viva Cortijo
A4 Contigo No Quiero Na
B1 Lamento De Concepción
B2 Guaguancó Del Adiós
B3 Necesito Llamar Su Atención
B4 Lo Que Dios Me Dio
Credits:
Arranged By – Elias Lopés (tracks: A2, A3 & B3), Julio Merced (tracks: B2), Louis Garcia (5) (tracks: A1 & A4), Miquel Flores* (tracks: B4), Papo Lucca (tracks: B1)
Bass [Bajo] – Efrain Hernandez
Cello – Fermin Segarra
Congas – Papo Pepin
Coro – Dario Moralez, Mario Cora*, Tito Allen
Design [Album] – Ron Levine
Engineer – Steve Bravil*
Leader, Bongos, Producer – Roberto Roena
Piano – Lenny Prieto, Papo Lucca (tracks: A2)
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Coco Andujar*
Timbales – Cuqui Santos*
Trombone – Lutty Maldonaldo*
Trumpet – Fernando Marcano, Mario Alvarez*, Ramón Moralez
Violin – Carios Acevedo (tracks: A3, B3), Francisco Mould (tracks: A3, B3), Jaime Medina (tracks: A3, B3), Jose Cantrazalo (tracks: A3, B3)
Vocals – Carlos Santos (10), Tito Cruz (2)
