Raphy Leavitt Y Su Orquesta La Selecta - Como El Morivivi
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Puerto Rico is, as we noted in our previous sections, inexhaustible cradle of musicians, singers, composers and arrangers of our finest Latin Quarter.
On this occasion, the salsa of our website is dedicated to a son of the Island of Enchantment , born in Puerta de Tierra neighborhood of San Juan. He is a character who has displayed his talents as an entrepreneur; It is also a pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. We refer to Rafael Angel Leavitt Rey, name of the great Raphy Leavitt founder and director of the Orquesta La Selecta . "He received his secondary education elementary, middle, and at the Colegio San Agustin, private Catholic school, from which he graduated with the honor 'General Excellence'. He joined the Río Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico and kept honors for four consecutive years while he studied at the Faculty of Business Administration, majoring in business administration and accounting. " Beginnings Along with his studies at the University of Puerto Rico, Raphy learned the details of the music. His father, Joseph Leavitt Sanchez, played the violin, and her aunts and roselin Jessie interpreted the piano, so he had a great example. His beginnings as a professional musician is given with the Combo Kings . In 1966 he organized a band called The stately , with which he made his directorial debut. He later changed the name of the group and called it "The American Band" . These early experiences helped him to prepare to form in 1970 the Orquesta La Selecta , a group that will definitely lead to devote himself in the world of Latin music, which then already beginning to be known as "Salsa". Raphy carefully chose the members of his new group, a select group of musicians and singers who will accommodate their demands, a group that would sound different from everyone and its own style. Their first album, Clown , is 1971, and his first major success is the title track to work. The theme is sung by Samuel "Sammy" Marrero Gonzalez , who became a leader of the orchestra for over thirty-eight.
Between 1971 and 1979, the Orchestra recorded nine musical productions for Borinquen Records Label Cuban Dario Gonzalez, the only one who was willing to shake hands with Raphy to record. The works are as follows: Clown, My Neighborhood, Jibaro Soy, Hurt, A Recorded Inferno, facing Life, flavored with Inland, tickler and Soledad.
Theme
The themes of his songs emphasizes the social aspect and the problems suffered by the Puerto Rican people, creating songs with messages coming into the town, which proved that you can make music with popular content that reaches all social categories without hurting the sensibilities of anyone. This is confirmed by his compositions such as: "I regret Rumbero", "Human Destiny", "Soldier", "La Cuna Blanca", "Jibaro Soy", "Hurt", "The Good Shepherd", "Wind", "Always Alegre "and" Villa de Damned " . Combining its unique style and its themes of deep humanity have allowed him to be accepted by the followers of his music, both in Puerto Rico and New York as all music lovers in Latin America and the world coming to Africa and Japan. The Selecta has successfully played both bolero, son montuno and guaguancó, as the Puerto Rican native music. pump, Puerto tenth and six chorreao Music Awards The group occupied the seats of honor in the "Hit Parades" of Puerto Rico with his song "Clown" ; which he became a gold record for sales.
Puerto Rico is, as we noted in our previous sections, inexhaustible cradle of musicians, singers, composers and arrangers of our finest Latin Quarter.
On this occasion, the salsa of our website is dedicated to a son of the Island of Enchantment , born in Puerta de Tierra neighborhood of San Juan. He is a character who has displayed his talents as an entrepreneur; It is also a pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. We refer to Rafael Angel Leavitt Rey, name of the great Raphy Leavitt founder and director of the Orquesta La Selecta . "He received his secondary education elementary, middle, and at the Colegio San Agustin, private Catholic school, from which he graduated with the honor 'General Excellence'. He joined the Río Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico and kept honors for four consecutive years while he studied at the Faculty of Business Administration, majoring in business administration and accounting. " Beginnings Along with his studies at the University of Puerto Rico, Raphy learned the details of the music. His father, Joseph Leavitt Sanchez, played the violin, and her aunts and roselin Jessie interpreted the piano, so he had a great example. His beginnings as a professional musician is given with the Combo Kings . In 1966 he organized a band called The stately , with which he made his directorial debut. He later changed the name of the group and called it "The American Band" . These early experiences helped him to prepare to form in 1970 the Orquesta La Selecta , a group that will definitely lead to devote himself in the world of Latin music, which then already beginning to be known as "Salsa". Raphy carefully chose the members of his new group, a select group of musicians and singers who will accommodate their demands, a group that would sound different from everyone and its own style. Their first album, Clown , is 1971, and his first major success is the title track to work. The theme is sung by Samuel "Sammy" Marrero Gonzalez , who became a leader of the orchestra for over thirty-eight.
Between 1971 and 1979, the Orchestra recorded nine musical productions for Borinquen Records Label Cuban Dario Gonzalez, the only one who was willing to shake hands with Raphy to record. The works are as follows: Clown, My Neighborhood, Jibaro Soy, Hurt, A Recorded Inferno, facing Life, flavored with Inland, tickler and Soledad.
Theme
The themes of his songs emphasizes the social aspect and the problems suffered by the Puerto Rican people, creating songs with messages coming into the town, which proved that you can make music with popular content that reaches all social categories without hurting the sensibilities of anyone. This is confirmed by his compositions such as: "I regret Rumbero", "Human Destiny", "Soldier", "La Cuna Blanca", "Jibaro Soy", "Hurt", "The Good Shepherd", "Wind", "Always Alegre "and" Villa de Damned " . Combining its unique style and its themes of deep humanity have allowed him to be accepted by the followers of his music, both in Puerto Rico and New York as all music lovers in Latin America and the world coming to Africa and Japan. The Selecta has successfully played both bolero, son montuno and guaguancó, as the Puerto Rican native music. pump, Puerto tenth and six chorreao Music Awards The group occupied the seats of honor in the "Hit Parades" of Puerto Rico with his song "Clown" ; which he became a gold record for sales.
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