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 toda mi gente
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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lopz33
¡Tremendo clásico!
César Andrés Roldán Láche
Que espectacular tema para guarachar...mil gracias viejo lucky por compartirlo saludos mi hermano
123309ray
Grande Chamaco y Olivencia QEPD puro saoco
lopz33
Un día como hoy, 27 de marzo de 1983, falleció en Nueva York, Estados Unidos, el cantautor puertorriqueño Ramón Luis (Chamaco) Ramírez Toro. Maestro, lo seguimos extrañando. 🎵🎤🖋🎶😢😢😢😢😢
Angel Pellot
YA TU LO VES MÍ GENTE. QUE EL QUE POSTEO ESTE TEMA ES BIEN BUENA GENTE, LE LLAMAN LUCKY ,Y SE LE COLÓ A MUCHA GENTE, ESTE LEÓN DE YOUTUBE DESGARRÓ A LA COMPETENCIA, PONIENDO A GOZAR AL OYENTE, EL QUE SABE SABE Y EL SABE CÓMO MOVERTE,LUCKY VA DESPACIO PERO AL FINAL DEJA ARROLLADOS A LOS CONTRINCANTES, DICEN QUE ES DE LA ISLA DEL ENCANTO PUERTO RICO Y SE LE COLÓ A ROBERTO CLEMENTE, PORQUE EL JON RONEA Y BOTA LA BOLA FUERA DEL PARQUE, Y DESPUÉS SE LAS GUÍLLA DICIENDO DICIENDO QUE YO SOY TREMENDO COMPOSITOR PERO QUE LAS LETRAS LAS ESCRIBIÓ UN TREMENDO DEMENTE. CUELA ZAOCOOO. GRACIAS DIOS LOS SIGA BENDICIENDO EN GRANDE SIEMPRE A TODOS USTEDES.
Luckylouie522
Saludos Angel ...
Jose A De Leon
Mucho saoco . 11 años tenia yo cuando salio este numero y vivia en el Bronx. Chamaco tremendo sonero! Y tremendo monstruo LuckyLouie!
David Mendez
Tremendo saoco!
Junior Rivera
- La Escuela De Los Soneros... Awesome... 😎
petie🇵🇷rican
fego a la lata calinte!!!