{"id":1017,"date":"2010-01-24T12:41:25","date_gmt":"2010-01-24T16:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2023-04-10T16:26:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T20:26:41","slug":"the-legend-of-roberto-roena-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2010\/01\/24\/the-legend-of-roberto-roena-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend of Roberto Roena: Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
I had the fortune to witness the peak years of legendary Puerto Rican bongo player Roberto Roena<\/a>. His Apollo Sound of the ’70s and ’80s made a profound impact on Salsa music.<\/p>\n One of my highlights regarding Roberto Roena was a concert he performed at our High School. The theme for the concert was Roena\u2019s musical history. He played songs that covered from his first Apollo Sound album through his latest. At that time, the latest album was \u201cLa 8va Maravilla\u201d. The Apollo Sound was at its peak, and Roena drove in on one of those long Cadillacs. The Cadillac reflected the success Roberto Roena had achieved in those years.<\/p>\nRoberto Roena Influenced Salsa Music<\/h3>\n