Tito Rojas

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Tito Rojas (2009)

Tito Rojas (born June 14, 1955 in Humacao, Puerto Rico ), also known as "El Gallo Salsero" is a Puerto Rican salsa musician and band leader .

Life

Tito Rojas was born in the town of Humacao on the east coast of Puerto Rico. Here he completed his school education and first sang the current salsa hits of his time with his family and friends. In 1975 he joined the group Pedro Conga & Orquesta Internacional as a singer , which also came from his hometown. Then he left the band and played with the singer Justo Betancourt and the group "Conjunto Borincuba". In 1978 her song "Con Amor" became a huge hit in Puerto Rico. In the same year Rojas switched to the famous combo Fania All-Stars and was instrumental in their hit "El Campesino". Shortly afterwards Rojas decided to found his own band, the "Conjunto Borincano", with which he had only moderate success. Only after joining the group Puerto Rican Power was he able to celebrate his first successes with the songs "Noche de bodas" and "Quiereme como soy".

In 1990 he became a solo performer and brought the LPs "Condename" (1990) and "A mi estilo" (1994) onto the market. In 1995 he reached a place in the hit list of the Latin Billboards with “Por proprio derecho” . Other hits were "Humildemente" and "Pa'l Pueblo" in 1996, and "20th Aniversario", "Alegrias y Penas" and "Navidad con Tito" in 1999. In 2002 he released a live album entitled "Live from Las Vegas" and in 2007 "Sin Comentarios".

successes

  • twice platinum
  • Paoli Prize for the best salsa artist of the year
  • ACE price

Discography

  • Tito Rojas y el Conjunto Borincano (1980)
  • Sensual (1990)
  • Condename (1992)
  • Todo a Cambiado (1994)
  • A Mi Estilo (1994) (My Style)
  • Con Velo y Corona (1995)
  • Tito Rojas (1995)
  • Por Derecho Propio (1995)
  • Humilments (1996)
  • Pal 'Pueblo (1997)
  • Salsa Mixes y Mas Mixes (1997)
  • Alegrias y Penas (1999)
  • Rompiendo Noches (2000)
  • Quiero Llegar a Casa (2001)
  • Canta El Gallo (2003)
  • El De Siempre (2003)
  • Perseverancia (2003)
  • Tradicional (2004)
  • Borron y Cuenta Nueva (2005)
  • Sin Comentarios (2007)

Web links

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ Trans. "The Salsa Rooster"
personal data
SURNAME Rojas, Tito
ALTERNATIVE NAMES El Gallo Salsero
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Puerto Rican musician
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Humacao , Puerto Rico