Raphy Leavitt & Orquesta La Selecta – Somos El Son

Released 1986
Bronco

Produced by Raphy Leavitt


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1. Primera Vez 4:33 (Raphy Leavitt)
2. El Que No Abona 3:37 (Pedro Ortiz Pica)
3. De Prisa 4:58 (Raphy Leavitt)
4. Chiquilla 5:44 (Luis Marrero Gonzalez)
5. Somos El Son 4:57 (Victor Rodriguez Amaro)
6. La Cuica 4:46 (Peter Velazquez)
7. Luna De La Noche 4:22 (Peter Velazquez)
8. La Patita De Conejo 4:37 (Peter Velazquez)

Arrangements by Isidro Infante (1,4,5,8), Julio “Gunda” Merced (2), Javier Fernandez (3,6,7).

This is the thirteenth studio album by the veteran Puerto Rican band La Selecta formed in 1971 and led by Raphy Leavitt. Raphy Leavitt had 9 studio albums with Borinquen label and 3 albums with TH label before this album, his first of two with Bronco label. Two songs (Chiquilla, Somos El Son) made salsanewyork.com list.

Musicians:

Raphy Leavitt / Director, Piano
Armando Lopez / Trumpet
Osvaldo Morel / Trumpet
Luis A Caballero / Trombone
Melvin Rios / Trombone
Edwin Rosario / Bass
Pedro Gonzalez / Timbales
Raul Santiago / Conga
Luis Tirado / Bongos
Giovanni Lugo / Percussion, Chorus
Hector Luis “Pichi” Perez, Mario Cora, Edgard Nevarez, Giovanni Lugo, Sammy Marrero / Chorus
Sammy Marrero / Lead Vocals
Carlitos Ramirez / Lead Vocals

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Raphy Leavitt discography

with Borinquen label:
Payaso (1971)
Mi Barrio (1972)
Jibaro Soy (1973)
Herido (1974)
A Recorded Inferno (1975)
De Frente A La Vida (1976)
Con Sabor A Tierra Adentro (1977)
Cosquillita (1978)
Soledad (1979)

with TH label:
Raphy Leavitt La Selecta (1981)
Sembrando Semillas En El Alma Del Pueblo (1982)
Siempre Alegre (1983)

with Bronco label:
Somos El Son (1986)
Orquesta La Selecta (1988)

with RL label:
Provocame (1990)

with Frama label:
20 Anos Despues (1992)

with VI lable
30 Aniversario Live (2003)