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Tommy Olivencia

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Wikimp3 information about the music of Tommy Olivencia. On our website we have 46 albums and 43 collections of artist Tommy Olivencia. You can find useful information and download songs of this artist. We also know that Tommy Olivencia represents Salsa genres.

Biography

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Singer and bandleader Tommy Olivencia was a pioneer in the evolution of Puerto Rican salsa music. His legendary backing combo, la Primerisima, was the launching pad for future stars including Frankie Ruiz, Gilberto Santa Rosa, and Marvin Santiago. Born Ángel Tomás Olivencia Pagán in the Santurce section of San Juan on May 15, 1938, he spent much of his adolescence in the city of Arecibo, where he learned to play trumpet. By his mid-teens Olivencia was a staple of local dance bands, and in 1960 founded his first group, la Primerisima Orchestra de Puerto Rico. With their brassy fusion of swing and Latin rhythms, la Primerisima would emerge as the premier Puerto Rican band of its generation, both for its influential sound as well as its virtuoso lineup — at various times, Olivencia also employed the likes of Chamaco Ramirez, Sammy "El Rolo" González, Simon Perez, Paquito Guzmán, Ubaldo "Lalo" Rodriguez, Hector Tricoche, Carlos Alexis, Hector "Pichie" Perez, Paquito "Junior" Acosta, and Mel Martínez, effectively a who's who of salsa's formative years. Upon signing to the Inca label, Olivencia scored his first major hit with 1972's "Secuestro," inaugurating a series of smashes including 1974's "Juntos de Nuevo" and 1975's "Plante Bandera" — across the span of four decades, he recorded close to two dozen LPs in all, yielding such salsa classics as "Casimira," "Como Lo Hacen," and "Trucutru." In August 2000, Olivencia celebrated his 40th anniversary in music with an all-star la Primerisima showcase at San Juan's Tito Puente Theater; he died from cardiac and renal failure at his Carolina home on September 22, 2006.

Title: Salsa Legends

Artist: Tommy Olivencia

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: Serie 32

Artist: Tommy Olivencia

Genre: World Music, Latin

Title: La Primerisima

Artist: Tommy Olivencia

Genre: Latin

Title: Secuestro

Artist: Tommy Olivencia

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: Tru Cu Tu

Artist: Tommy Olivencia

Genre: Latin Folk

Title: 12 Favoritas

Artist: Tommy Olivencia

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: Exitos Eternos

Artist: Tommy Olivencia

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: La Herencia

Artist: Tommy Olivencia

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Collections

Title: Salsa Legends 2

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: Hard Salsa

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: Salsa One

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: Salsa Legends 3

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: Cuba Caliente

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: Fania Live 03

Genre: Latin

Title: Mega Salsa CD3

Genre: Latin

Featuring albums

Title: Superhits

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Latin

Title: Salsa Solo Hits

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Latin

Genres