Sabor Sureño [50th Anniversary Edition]

by La Sonora Poncena

Overview

Puerto Rico's gift to the world, La Sonora Poncena hardly needed the patronage of Fania maestro Larry Harlow. To virtually everyone with at least a beginner's knowledge of salsa, the group was truly legendary, its roots in the 1940s predating more than just a few of their birth dates. But Harlow helped out the group in America tremendously, getting them wider distribution among salsa fans in New York and producing several of their records, beginning in 1968 with their landmark Hacheros Pa' un Palo and extending to 1974's Sabor Sureno (both originally released on the Inca label). Papo Lucca, the second-generation of Sonora Poncena leadership, proved his worth as an arranger and multi-instrumentalist; his tight orchestrations for the ensemble are marvelous, peaking with his elegant ending to "Las Mujeres Son de Azucar" (another highlight is the extended "Telarana"). His piano playing reaches the same heights as Charlie Palmieri, and for the traditional "Las Lenguas," he picks up both the trumpet and the tres. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	10/18/2024
Label:	Craft Recordings
UPC:	0888072615908
Rank:	170176

Tracks

1. Juana Bayona
2. Las Mujeres Son de Azúcar
3. Si Fué Por Tí
4. La Llave y la Cerradura
5. Ecue Baroni
6. La Lenguas
7. Telaraña
8. Mi Corazón Que Te Amo
9. La Vida Te doy
10. Lloré y Reí

Album Credits

Performance Credits

La Sonora Poncena   Primary Artist
Enrique "Papo" Lucca   Tres,Trumpet,Piano
Miguel 'Miguelito' Ortiz   Vocals
Luis Guillermo "Luigui" Texidor   Vocals
Junior "Hommy" Gonzalez   Maracas
Antonio "Tato" Santaella   Guitar (Bass)
Luis R. "Cuchy" Castro   Trumpet
Ramon A. "Tony El Cordobes" Rodriguez   Trumpet
Papo Lucca   Vibraphone,Trumpet,Soloist,Piano,Tres
Delfin Perez   Trumpet
Edgardo Morales   Timbales
Adalberto Santiago   Choir/Chorus
Felix Torres   Bongos
Fernanda Torres   Congas

Technical Credits

Bernie Fox   Audio Engineer
Larry Harlow   Audio Production,Producer
Bernard Fox   Engineer
Enrique "Quique" Lucca   Recording Director,Leader
Miguelito Ortiz   Composer
Roberto Anglero   Composer
Luis Guillermo Texidor   Composer
Justi Barreto   Composer
C. Alonso Curet   Composer
Juan Alvarado   Composer
Steve Higgins   Design,Artwork
Louise Hilton   Graphic Design
Ron Levine   Design,Artwork
Francisco Alvarado Morales   Composer
Rosendo Ruiz Jr.   Composer