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Cheo Feliciano

Cheo Feliciano is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Tito Rodriguez, Joe Cuba and Héctor Lavoe. Those roots explain a lot about how Cheo Feliciano arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound, Fania All Stars, El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico, Ray Barretto and Johnny Pacheco, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tito Nieves, Rubén Blades, Lalo Rodriguez, Joe Cuba and Fania All Stars, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Cheo Feliciano, reaching back through Tito Rodriguez and forward to Tito Nieves. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Cheo Feliciano was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of salsa and bolero music. Feliciano was the owner of a recording company called "Coche Records". He was the first tropical singer to perform at the "Amira de la Rosa Theater" in Barranquilla, Colombia, and in 1987 he played the role of Roberto Clemente's father in the musical Clemente.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Cheo FelicianoTito RodriguezJoe CubaHéctor LavoeTito NievesRubén BladesLalo RodriguezJoe CubaFania All StarsAndy MontañezGilberto Santa RosaRoberto Roena y Su A…Fania All StarsEl Gran Combo De Pue…Ray BarrettoJohnny PachecoHéctor LavoeGrupo NicheFruko Y Sus Tesos

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Cheo Feliciano connections

Cheo Feliciano grew out of Tito Rodriguez, Joe Cuba and Héctor Lavoe, shares an orbit with Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound, Fania All Stars, El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico and Ray Barretto, went on to shape Tito Nieves, Rubén Blades, Lalo Rodriguez and Joe Cuba. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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