{"id":17830,"date":"2020-01-21T16:51:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T20:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/?p=17830"},"modified":"2022-06-21T08:21:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T12:21:13","slug":"the-80th-of-roberto-roena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2020\/01\/21\/the-80th-of-roberto-roena\/","title":{"rendered":"The 80th of Roberto Roena"},"content":{"rendered":"
Salsa and Latin music legend Roberto Roena<\/a> turned 80 years old this month, so here are some highlights of Mr. Bongo.<\/p>\n Ten years ago I wrote a 2-blog series following the musical career of Roberto Roena. It was celebrating his 70th birthday. An interesting fact is that Roena was only 16 years old when he joined Cortijo y su Combo. (Note: I think he Roberto Roean was actually 15, since Cortijo hired him as his original bongo player when the group formed in 1955).<\/p>\n In “The Legend of Roberto Roena, Part 1<\/a><\/em>” I go into his beginnings, including adding a video interview of him talking about that part of his career. The blog covers from his years in Cortijo, to his entry in El Gran Combo<\/a>, all the way to forming the Apollo Sound.<\/p>\nThe Legend of Roberto Roena<\/h3>\n