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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Puerto Rico
- Active from
- 1940
- Active to
- 2021
latinsalsa
Discography
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- Listeners
- 78,985
- Total plays
- 394,803
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Roberto Roena (born January 16, 1940 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) was a latin and jazz percussionist as well as being a dancer and baseball player. He was a founding member of Puerto Rican salsa orchestra El Gran Combo as well as latin band Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound. Roena was also a member of the Fania All-stars with whom he recorded his signature song 'coro miyare' In 1970 Roena joined Cameroonian Saxophonist Manu Dibango, a massive step for salsa fusion music. <a href="https://www.last.fm
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roberto
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mayagüez
- Place of death
- Carolina
- Occupation
- percussionist
- Genre
- salsa
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Fania Records
- Image
- Roberto Roena en el Teatro Municipal de Cali, Colombia.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1940-01-16
- date of death
- 2021-09-23
- social media followers
- 9964
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