◇ image via WikipediaSonora Ponceña
Sonora Ponceña is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Tito Puente. Those roots explain a lot about how Sonora Ponceña arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 2 connections around Sonora Ponceña, reaching back through Tito Puente and forward to El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
La Sonora Ponceña is a Puerto Rican salsa band, founded in 1954 by Enrique "Quique" Lucca Caraballo. Today Quique's son, Papo Lucca, directs the band. The band has stayed active for a remarkable amount of time, recording dozens of albums, including a 55th anniversary album. Singers included Tito Gómez.
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Sonora Ponceña connections
Sonora Ponceña grew out of Tito Puente, went on to shape El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico. 2 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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