Roberto Torres
Encyclopedia
Roberto Torres is a Cuban
musician from Güines
most famous for his interpretation of Simón Díaz
's Caballo Viejo
. He is considered to be one of the highest authorities in the history of the Cuban music. His singing career with Sonora Matancera
puts him at the peaks and among the top singers of Cuba of all times. He has made a valuable contribution, along with Arturo Sandoval
, Rosendo Rosell, Celia Cruz
, and musicologist Eloy Crespo to the documentary Son, la antesala de la salsa
. He is considered one of Cuba
's highest assets in music.
After Cuba fell under communist dictatorship following the revolution
, he moved to Miami, Florida
where he blended his own Cuban roots with a hot rhythm style from Colombia
, vallenato
.
He released La Charanga Vallenata in the mid 80s.
On June 2, 2011, the heavily Cuban-American community of Union City, New Jersey
honored Torres with a star on the Walk of Fame at Celia Cruz
Plaza.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
musician from Güines
Güines
Güines is a municipality and city in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located southeast of Havana, next to the Mayabeque River.- History :The city was founded in 1737 by the Spanish...
most famous for his interpretation of Simón Díaz
Simón Díaz
Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez is a singer and Grammy Award winning composer of Venezuelan music.- Career :Díaz has endeavored to recover the folklore and musical traditions of the llanos, the Venezuelan plains...
's Caballo Viejo
Caballo Viejo
"Caballo Viejo" is a Venezuelan folk song created by Simón Díaz, which appears on the 1980 album Caballo Viejo. It has become one of the most important folk songs in Venezuela and is already regarded as a classic....
. He is considered to be one of the highest authorities in the history of the Cuban music. His singing career with Sonora Matancera
Sonora Matancera
La Sonora Matancera is a long-time band. Led by guitarist and vocalist Rogelio Martínez, La Sonora Matancera has been called, by the Guinness Book of World Records, "the group with the longest duration."...
puts him at the peaks and among the top singers of Cuba of all times. He has made a valuable contribution, along with Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval is a jazz trumpeter and pianist. He was born in Artemisa, in the newest renamed Artemisa Province, Cuba....
, Rosendo Rosell, Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, having earned twenty-three gold albums...
, and musicologist Eloy Crespo to the documentary Son, la antesala de la salsa
Son, la antesala de la salsa
Son, la antesala de la salsa is a documentary outlining the birth of Son in 1582, with the Quartet formed by Pascual de Ochoa, Pedro Almanza and the sisters Teodora and Micaela de la Mateodora....
. He is considered one of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
's highest assets in music.
After Cuba fell under communist dictatorship following the revolution
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista between 1953 and 1959. Batista was finally ousted on 1 January 1959, and was replaced by a revolutionary government led by Castro...
, he moved to Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
where he blended his own Cuban roots with a hot rhythm style from Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, vallenato
Vallenato
Vallenato, along with cumbia, is currently a popular folk music of Colombia. It primarily comes from the Colombia's Caribbean region. Vallenato literally means "born in the valley". The valley influencing this name is located between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serranía de Perijá in...
.
He released La Charanga Vallenata in the mid 80s.
On June 2, 2011, the heavily Cuban-American community of Union City, New Jersey
Union City, New Jersey
Union City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2010 United States Census the city had a total population of 66,455. All of the city is on land, an area of...
honored Torres with a star on the Walk of Fame at Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, having earned twenty-three gold albums...
Plaza.