Roberto Roena | |
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![]() Roena in 2011 | |
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Died | September 23, 2021 | (aged 81)
Other names | "El Gran Bailarín" ("The Great Dancer") |
Roberto Roena Vázquez (January 16, 1940 – September 23, 2021)[1] was a Puerto Rican salsa music percussionist, orchestra leader, and dancer. Roena was one of the original members of Cortijo y su combo and later with El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. He later became the leader of his own band, "Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound",[2] widely considered one of the best Latin salsa bands in Puerto Rico. Roena had also been a long-time member of the Fania All Stars, a salsa supergroup that has enjoyed worldwide success since the 1970s.
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