Sonora Borinquen is a Uruguayan tropical music group. It was founded on 28 February 1964.[1]
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Also known as | La Decana |
Origin | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Genres | plena, tropical, cumbia |
Years active | 1964–present |
Labels | Sondor, Macondo, Orfeo, Rainbow, Top Record, Límites, Latin Zone |
Members | Juan Carlos Goberna Gonzalo Magariños Andrés Angelelli Daniel Romero Gabriel Santos Héctor Serafín Wilson Rodríguez Eduardo Maidana Pablo Goberna Carlos Goberna |
Past members | Oscar Leis, Roberto Boston, Esteban Osano, Pablo Silva, Sebastián Natal, Pedro Freire, Richard Madruga, Dardo Martínez, Héctor Regalini, Julio Rodríguez, Walter Soba, Rodolfo Morandi, Jorge Barreiro, José Misa, Eliceo Giménez, Carlos Pomposi, Luis Dornell, José Goberna, Martin Balestie, Ernesto Caboclo González, |
Website | Sonora Borinquen /SonoraBorinquen |
The orchestra was founded in Montevideo with influences of Caribbean music, tropical sound, playing music for dances.[2]
There are ten members: three singers, three trumpets, bass guitar, keyboard, timbales and congas. They have released more than 50 albums, some shared with other bands and recorded in various media formats such as LPs, cassettes, CDs and video. Nine of their albums were awarded Gold Discs in Uruguay.[3]
On 30 October 2012, the leader of the band, the musician, composer and singer Juan Carlos Goberna, was recognised as an "Illustrious Citizen of the City of Montevideo".[4]
In 2013, they celebrated their fiftieth anniversary in music with a free concert at the Teatro de Verano Ramón Collazo.[5]
Sonora Borinquen has toured the Americas, including Brazil, Argentina, Canada and US.[6]
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