Charlie Aponte

Charlie Aponte 2024 New Year’s performance was a night to remember! My wife Ivonne and I went for the first time to celebrate the new year at a hotel in San Juan and had a blast. The event at the Royal Sonesta Hotel had Charlie Aponte,…

Cuban singers Mayito Rivera, Alexander Abreu, and Alain Perez joined forces to record a fantastic tropical music album in “A Romper el Coco”. Cuban Take on Salsa CoversIn a way, the good thing about “A Romper el Coco” is that the songs are…

Through this Latino Music Café blog series, we've examined the history of El Gran Combo through the decades. In this part of this blog series, we examine how the 2010 decade was for El Gran Combo, and what challenges await Los Mulatos…

Charlie Aponte once said that Salsa fans had high expectations for his Salsa solo debut album, and he would not let them down. "Una Nueva Historia" validates that he kept his commitment. If you follow Latino Music Café or Salsa news…

Salsa fans finally get to sample what Charlie Aponte is working on launching his solo career with "Para Festejar". The festive Salsa single written by the young Cuban singer-songwriter Juan Jose Hernandez and arranged by producer Sergio…

El Gran Combo has survived previous singer changes despite the nay-sayers. However, I believe the recent change puts El Gran Combo in a dilemma about its future. El Gran Combo Survived Departures of Pellin and Andy "Los Mulatos del Sabor"…

There are persistent rumors and signs that support them (I include a couple in this blog) that the recent retirement of Charlie Aponte from El Gran Combo is a symptom of dysfunction within the Puerto Rican Salsa group. The rumors started…

Charlie Aponte's contribution to El Gran Combo has been meaningful and yet subtle enough to go unnoticed. As El Gran Combo spends three years celebrating its 50 years, I have not heard much about Charlie Aponte's 40 years with the legendary…