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
Como Novela de Amor
Tommy Olivencia y Su Orquesta Lyrics
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CUENTO BREVE QUE PASO...
N O TE DEBE INPRECIONAR...
COMO NOVELA DE AMOR...
SI CONTIGO FUI FELIZ ...
ESE TIEMPO SE ACABO...
SIEMPRE UNA TARDE GRIS...
SE NOS VA APAGANDO EL SOL.../////
Y DE AMOR EN AMOR ...
TODO SERA OLVIDADO...
TU DESTINO ES VIVIR...
EN POS DE UNA AVENTURA...
BORRANDO LO PASADO...
FUE UN INSTANTE NADA MAS ...
CUENTO BREVE QUE PASO...
NO TE DEBE INPRECIONAR ...
COMO NOVELA DE AMOR...
2 VECES ARRIBA//////
COMO NOVELA DE AMOR
The song "Como Novela de Amor" by Tommy Olivencia Y Su Orquesta is a beautiful representation of the fleeting nature of love. The opening lyrics, "Fue un instante nada más, cuento breve que pasó" (It was just an instant, a brief story that passed by), indicate that the love story being portrayed in the song was short-lived. However, the singer acknowledges that even though the love was brief, it was still a significant moment in his life. He advises against being impressed by the story of their love, as if it were a romantic novel, because despite its briefness, it still happened and made him happy.
The following lyrics, "Si contigo fui feliz, ese tiempo se acabó. Siempre una tarde gris, se nos va apagando el sol" (If I was happy with you, that time has passed. Always a gray afternoon, the sun is fading away from us), reinforce the idea that their love was temporary. However, the singer accepts that life goes on and that we move from one love to another, forgetting what has happened in the past. He encourages the listener to forget the past and pursue new adventures.
Overall, the song is a bittersweet reflection on the transience of love and the inevitability of change, an idea that is beautifully conveyed through the poetic lyrics and evocative music.
Line by Line Meaning
FUE UN INSTANTE NADA MAS...
The moment with you was fleeting...
CUENTO BREVE QUE PASO...
A brief tale that unfolded...
NO TE DEBE IMPRECIONAR...
It should not impress you...
COMO NOVELA DE AMOR...
Like a love story...
SI CONTIGO FUI FELIZ...
If I was happy with you...
ESE TIEMPO SE ACABO...
That time has passed...
SIEMPRE UNA TARDE GRIS...
Always a gray afternoon...
SE NOS VA APAGANDO EL SOL...
The sun is setting for us...
LA VIDA CONTINUA...
Life goes on...
Y DE AMOR EN AMOR...
And from one love to another...
TODO SERA OLVIDADO...
Everything will be forgotten...
TU DESTINO ES VIVIR...
Your destiny is to live...
EN POS DE UNA AVENTURA...
In pursuit of an adventure...
BORRANDO LO PASADO...
Erasing the past...
2 VECES ARRIBA
Repeated twice for emphasis
COMO NOVELA DE AMOR
Like a love story
Writer(s): CURET ALONSO CATALINO
Contributed by Josiah V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Yo en instgram con su perro en Miami
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Yo vine por la entrevista de Chente a Ñengo jeje
@BERROTERAN856
Excelente tema...
@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. 🎵🎤🖋🎶😢😢😢😢😢
@franciscorosa6358
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@jonathanquinde4341
Su música seguirá viva mientras lo recordemos.
@joanpena7218
Gracias maestro tommy olivensia RIP por tanta calidad saludo desde RD.
@franciscorosa6358
Las bandas de la república dominicana son geniales en lo suyo el merengue, pero las boricuas salseras colaron par de merengues bravos como el tema " a la yumbae" de Tommy Olivencia
@lopz33
Un día como hoy, 15 de mayo de 1938, nació en Santurce, Puerto Rico, el trompetista y director musical Ángel Tomás Olivencia Pagán, conocido artísticamente como Tommy Olivencia, fundador de su orquesta, "La Primerísima". Maestro, lo seguimos extrañando.🎶🎺🎵😢😢😢😢