PUERTO RICAN POWER
Throughout the history of the salsa music many orchestras have come, many have gone. But The Puerto Rican Power, under the very jealous and detailed leadership of trumpet Master, Luisito Ayala, has managed to release some of the best, most influential and solid salsa throughout the last three decades and still going!
This tropical orchestra, the Puerto Rican Power, was formed in the early '70s by bassist Jesus Castro, soon granting its leadership to trumpet player Luisito Ayala. Thanks to Ayala, the Puerto Rican Power became one of the most beloved salsa bands in Puerto Rico.
In 1983 Ayala hired the now popular singer Tito Rojas as their main singer. This moment started a new stage in the Puerto Rican Salsa history. From that point on, the Puerto Rican Power became a true hit with its own style of sensual and rhythmic salsa music, called "Salsa Brava" (Salsa "Power").
In the late '80s, Tito Rojas separated from the orchestra to start a solo career. At that moment Ayala decided to reorganize the orchestra by adding three new vocalists: Osvaldo Román, Joselo Gerena y Luisito Ayala, Jr. These changes catapulted the Puerto Rican Power to become one of the most internationally acknowledged and awarded Salsa orchestras in Latin America and the US. Their great popularity and recognition, still enjoyed today, has been demonstrated by the infinity of awards and golden and platinum records received throughout the years in countries such as Puerto Rico, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador; by their well attended presentations through all Latin America and the most important cities in the US; and by their very successful tours through Germany, France, England, Switzerland, Belgium, and Spain.
Their albums are among the best in salsa music. Now, Puerto Rican Power is defining yet another wave of upcoming 'salseros'. Their latest productions feed on elements from other music styles such as the 'Venezuelan parranda', the 'bomba', and the 'vallenato'. Now among their songs we find musical arrangements from Bobby Valentin, Jose Lugo, Tommy Villariny, Ernesto Sanchez and Elias Lopes.