Roberto Roena
Puerto Rican salsa music percussionist
Died when: 81 years 250 days (980 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Roberto Roena Vázquez (January 16, 1940 – September 23, 2021) 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", 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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