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Papo Lucca | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Enrique Arsenio Lucca Quiñones |
Born | Ponce, Puerto Rico | April 10, 1946
Genres | Salsa and Latin Jazz |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | multi-instrumentalist |
Years active | 1954-present |
Labels | Fania, Inca Records |
Enrique Arsenio Lucca Quiñones (born April 10, 1946) better known as Papo Lucca, is a Puerto Rican multi-instrumentalist best known for his pianist skills. His main musical genres are Salsa and Latin Jazz. He ranks with the late Charlie Palmieri, as one of the best piano instrumentalists in Latin Jazz and Salsa.[citation needed] He is the co-founder with his father Don Enrique "Quique" Lucca Caraballo of the Puerto Rican band La Sonora Ponceña. He has also played and recorded with the Fania All-Stars, Hector Lavoe, Willie Colón, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Bobby Valentín, Ismael Quintana, Gloria Estefan, Adalberto Santiago, Andy Montañez, Pablo Milanés, and Rubén Blades. He is also a well-known music arranger.