Pedro Conga

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Pedro Conga (* in Humacao , Puerto Rico ) is a Puerto Rican salsa musician, singer and percussionist. He represents the music style of Salsa Erotica and traditional Música Boricua, where classical with modern elements are mixed.

Life

Pedro Conga has been playing with his Orquesta Internacional for over 30 years, with whom he had released 13 LPs . He was given the nickname "Conga" through his virtuoso conga playing with which he accompanied the singer Justo Betancourt. Later Pedro Conga also sang and took over the direction of the Orquesta Internacional. His music became known through numerous tours in Latin America , the USA and Europe . Famous salsa musicians such as Tito Rojas , Anthony Cruz or Maelo Ruíz were members of his orchestra for a while. His greatest successes include songs like "No te quites la ropa" (No. 2 on Billboard's Tropical Salsa Charts in 1989), "Ven", "Atrévete", "Pienso en tí", "Ladrona de amor", "Quiero volver a querer ”,“ Te quiero amor ”,“ Vivés con él ”,“ Me niegas tanto amor ”,“ Si pudieras ”. Pedro Conga celebrated his greatest radio successes in the 1980s in his home country Puerto Rico , but also in Miami , New York and Cali / Colombia .

Style and meaning

One of Pedro Conga's most successful songs is "Si supieras", which was originally written by Willie Gonzales :

Si supieras

Si supieras cuanto significa ella para mi
Jamas me pedirias lo que tu me piedes hoy
Dejar su amor, es todo para mi
Si superias que ella es la razon de mi existir
Que es ella mi esperanza, es ella mi felicidad
Es todo lo que quiero es ella mi libertad

If you knew how much she means to me,
you would never ask me for what you want from me today
to leave your love, it is all for me
If you knew that it is the reason for my existence
That it is my hope and my happiness is
this is all i want, it is my freedom

Si supieras cuantas veces he llorado en su hombro
Y he sentido en su silencio su amor por mi
Y es que hemos compartido nuestro triunfos y fracasos
Y es que ella es de mi vida lo que lo que mas yo necesito
Y es que ella es lo mas importante para mi

If you knew how many times I cried on her shoulder
And in the silence heard her love for me
And that we shared our triumphs and defeats together
And it's like that she is my life, all that I need
And it is that she is the most important thing to me

Si superas que no vale la pena insistir
Que no debes confundir un simple amor de amistad
Que yo te entrege con toda sinceridad
Si superas que ella es la razon de mi existir
Que es ella mi esperanza, es ella mi felicidad
Es todo lo que quiero, es ella mi libertad

If you could overcome that there is no point in insisting
That you must not confuse simple love with friendship That
I gave you all sincerity
If you could overcome that it is the reason for my existence
That it is my hope and mine Happiness is
that's all I want, it's my freedom

Discography

  • Joaco Muerte (1977)
  • Canta Axel Martinez (1984)
  • En acción (1989)
  • No te quites la ropa (1990)
  • Pedro Conga - y su Orquesta Internacional (1991)
  • Valió la pena esperar (1992)
  • Tropical (1994)
  • Special Delivery (1995)
  • Salsa éxitos (1997)
  • Peligroso (1998)
  • Eso me gusta (2001)
  • 35 años con el golpe de siempre (2007)

Web links

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ Year of birth unknown, probably 1950s
personal data
SURNAME Conga, Pedro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Puerto Rican salsa musician, singer and percussionist
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century