Biography: Puerto Rican La Sonora Ponceña, one of the most popular tropical acts ever, was formed in 1954 by local musicians Enrique Lucca Caraballo and Antonio Santaella, who were previously playing in a band formed in 1944, called El Conjunto Internacional. In 1958, La Sonora Ponceña's first single was released, ...Read full biography
This was the orchestra's beginning of a long association with Inca Records, whose later purchase by the Fania label helped the band achieved fame for the next three decades. The Arsenio Rodriguez title ...Read full review
Sonora Ponceña, always a tight, fresh avant-mainstream group, has arguably become one of the great bands. With this release they're adding things around the edges -- an effective touch of soul, an entirely ...Read full review