Tommy Olivencia (May 15, 1938 - September 22, 2006) was a renowned Puerto R… Read Full Bio ↴Tommy Olivencia (May 15, 1938 - September 22, 2006) was a renowned Puerto Rican bandleader of salsa music.
Olivencia (birth name: Ángel Tomás Olivencia Pagán [note 1] _ was born in the Villa Palmeras section of Santurce, Puerto Rico, United States. His family moved to the city of Arecibo when he was just a child. There received his primary and secondary education. As a young man, he became fascinated with the trumpet and learned to play the musical instrument. In 1954, Olivencia sang and played the trumpet for local bands. He graduated from high school in 1957 and his family relocated once again to Santurce.
In 1960, Olivencia organized his first orchestra, which he named the "Tommy Olivencia y La Primerísima Orquesta de Puerto Rico". His band combined swing and melodic styles together. This combination, plus a strong brass contingent in the band was his trademark. Olivencia signed a contract with Inca Records and remained with that label until 1978. In 1972, he had his first major "hit" with Secuestro (Kidnapped) and followed that hit with Juntos de Nuevo (Together Again) in 1974 and Planté Bandera in 1975.
Olivencia's band was also known as the "Tommy Olivencia School", because the band produced some of the best and most talented singers and musicians of salsa in the island. Among those to have belonged to the band at one time or another were: Chamaco Ramirez, Sammy "El Rolo" González, Simon Perez, Paquito Guzman, Ubaldo "Lalo" Rodriguez, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Marvin Santiago, Frankie Ruiz, Hector Tricoche, Carlos Alexis, Hector "Pichie" Perez, Paquito "Junior" Acosta and Mel Martínez. On August 2000, Olivencia celebrated his 40th anniversary in the music industry at the Tito Puente Theater in San Juan, an event attended by many of the former members of his band. On May 15, 2004, Olivencia celebrated his 66th birthday and 45 years with the band with a live recording concert. The annual "Day of Salsa" of 2005, celebrated in Puerto Rico was dedicated to Olivencia.
He died on September 22, 2006, aged 68, in San Juan, Puerto Rico from complications of diabetes, which he had battled his entire life.
Among the albums recorded by Olivencia and his band are:
Trucutu (1965)
La Nueva Sensación Musical de Puerto Rico (1965) [Repackaging of "Trucutu"]
Jala-Jala y Guaguancó (1966)
Fire-Fire (1967)
A Toda Máquina..! (1968)
Cuero...Salsa y Sentimiento (1971)
Secuestro (1972)
Juntos de Nuevo (1974)
Planté Bandera (1975)
Introducing Lalo Rodríguez and Simón Pérez (1976)
El Negro Chombo (1977)
La Primerísima (1978)
Sweet Trumpet Hot "Salsa" (1978)
Tommy Olivencia & Orchestra (1979)
Un Triángulo de Triunfo (1981)
Cantan: Frankie Ruiz y Carlos Alexis (1983)
Celebrando Otro Aniversario (1984)
Ayer, Hoy, Mañana y Siempre (1986)
30° Aniversario (1987)
El Jeque (1988)
Enamorado y Qué! (1990)
Vive la Leyenda (1998)
40° Aniversario Live (2002)
The following are considered among the top 100 greatest salsa songs:
Casimira
Cómo lo Hacen
Trucutu
Pa' Lante Otra Vez
Lobo Domesticado
No Me Tires la Primera Piedra
Olivencia (birth name: Ángel Tomás Olivencia Pagán [note 1] _ was born in the Villa Palmeras section of Santurce, Puerto Rico, United States. His family moved to the city of Arecibo when he was just a child. There received his primary and secondary education. As a young man, he became fascinated with the trumpet and learned to play the musical instrument. In 1954, Olivencia sang and played the trumpet for local bands. He graduated from high school in 1957 and his family relocated once again to Santurce.
In 1960, Olivencia organized his first orchestra, which he named the "Tommy Olivencia y La Primerísima Orquesta de Puerto Rico". His band combined swing and melodic styles together. This combination, plus a strong brass contingent in the band was his trademark. Olivencia signed a contract with Inca Records and remained with that label until 1978. In 1972, he had his first major "hit" with Secuestro (Kidnapped) and followed that hit with Juntos de Nuevo (Together Again) in 1974 and Planté Bandera in 1975.
Olivencia's band was also known as the "Tommy Olivencia School", because the band produced some of the best and most talented singers and musicians of salsa in the island. Among those to have belonged to the band at one time or another were: Chamaco Ramirez, Sammy "El Rolo" González, Simon Perez, Paquito Guzman, Ubaldo "Lalo" Rodriguez, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Marvin Santiago, Frankie Ruiz, Hector Tricoche, Carlos Alexis, Hector "Pichie" Perez, Paquito "Junior" Acosta and Mel Martínez. On August 2000, Olivencia celebrated his 40th anniversary in the music industry at the Tito Puente Theater in San Juan, an event attended by many of the former members of his band. On May 15, 2004, Olivencia celebrated his 66th birthday and 45 years with the band with a live recording concert. The annual "Day of Salsa" of 2005, celebrated in Puerto Rico was dedicated to Olivencia.
He died on September 22, 2006, aged 68, in San Juan, Puerto Rico from complications of diabetes, which he had battled his entire life.
Among the albums recorded by Olivencia and his band are:
Trucutu (1965)
La Nueva Sensación Musical de Puerto Rico (1965) [Repackaging of "Trucutu"]
Jala-Jala y Guaguancó (1966)
Fire-Fire (1967)
A Toda Máquina..! (1968)
Cuero...Salsa y Sentimiento (1971)
Secuestro (1972)
Juntos de Nuevo (1974)
Planté Bandera (1975)
Introducing Lalo Rodríguez and Simón Pérez (1976)
El Negro Chombo (1977)
La Primerísima (1978)
Sweet Trumpet Hot "Salsa" (1978)
Tommy Olivencia & Orchestra (1979)
Un Triángulo de Triunfo (1981)
Cantan: Frankie Ruiz y Carlos Alexis (1983)
Celebrando Otro Aniversario (1984)
Ayer, Hoy, Mañana y Siempre (1986)
30° Aniversario (1987)
El Jeque (1988)
Enamorado y Qué! (1990)
Vive la Leyenda (1998)
40° Aniversario Live (2002)
The following are considered among the top 100 greatest salsa songs:
Casimira
Cómo lo Hacen
Trucutu
Pa' Lante Otra Vez
Lobo Domesticado
No Me Tires la Primera Piedra
A la Yumbae
Tommy Olivencia y Su Orquesta Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Tommy Olivencia y Su Orquesta:
Aunque Te Cases de Blanco Aún que te cases de blaancooo, para mí serás la…
Como Lo Hacen Y como lo hacen - yo no se Cual es el…
Como Novela de Amor FUE UN INSTANTE NADA MAS... CUENTO BREVE QUE PASO... N O TE…
Como Sube la Gasolina Cómo va la gasolina Ya no se puede comprar El tiene un…
Pancuco Pancuco Yo conocí un elemento Que se llamaba Pancuco Que se…
Trucutu Ah la la la, ah la la... Ven, ven, berembembembem Eli bele,…
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Dorian Martinez
boleros,salsa,guaguanco,y hasta merengue ...esos eran los verdaderos artistas ...chamaco dios te tenga en su gloria eterna
Ramos Aponte
CHAMACO RAMIREZ FUERA DE GRUPO , EL MEJOR , UN GRANDE AL QUE NUNCA RECONOCIERON SU NIVEL DE GRANDEZA UN ESTILO UNICO , PERFECTO
Daniel Aleja Jiménez Alvarado
El profesor CHAMACO RAMIREZ! hasta la eternidad!
Luis Enrique Tito Guerrero
un merengue tradicional sin saxofones, percusión pura.
edwop gh
Pa to esos Dominicanos colao en mi pueblo Loiza (la L)P.R.Boriquanizate Woooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
Luis Enrique Tito Guerrero
!Dominicanizate!!! Hector Lavoe tomo prestada esta expresión de Chamaco Ramirez cuando canto un merengue "¿Por que no puedo ser feliz?" también sin saxofones.
Carlos Medina Feliz
Ellos cantaban y usaban expresiones callejeras ,esta expresión se la decían a los dominicanos que votaban el acento.... dominicanizate compay!!!!
Jose Torres
Adalberto Santiago en el coro
Salud Y Mucho Más HD
Si señor Adalberto Santiago en los coros.
Leslie Roman
C trago una vela ensendia y c quedo como si naaa!!!