Papo Lucca

Enrique Arsenio Lucca Quiñonez, better known as Papo Lucca, born on April 10, 1946, Ponce Puerto Rico. Papo Lucca ("Papo" being common Puerto Rican slang for "junior") is a famous Puerto Rican multi-instrumentalist (knowledgeable in at least eleven instruments), but is best known as a pianist. Main musical genre focus are Salsa and Latin Jazz. Papo is considered one of the best Salsa pianists of the 70's through the millennium. He ranks with another great pianist, the late Charlie Palmieri, as one of the best piano instrumentalists in Latin Jazz and salsa.

He is the co-founder with his father Don Enrique "Quique" Lucca Caraballo of the famous Puerto Rican band La Sonora Ponceña. He has also played and recorded with the Fania All Stars, Willie Colon, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Bobby Valentin, Ismael Quintana, Gloria Estefan, Adalberto Santiago, Andy Montañez, Pablo Milanés and is also a great music arranger.

Papo Lucca discography:

With Sonora Ponceña:

* "Al Compás de las Sonoras Felipe y Davilita" (1954)
* "Hacheros Pa’ Un Palo" (1968)
* "Fuego En El 23" (1969)
* "Algo de Locura" (1971)
* "Navidad Criolla" (1971)
* "De Puerto Rico A New York" (1972)
* "Sonora Ponceña" (1972)
* "Sabor Sureño" (1974)
* "Tiene Pimienta" (1975)
* "Conquista Musical" (1976)
* "El Gigante Del Sur" (1977)
* "La Orquesta De Mi Tierra" (1978)
* "Explorando" (1978)
* "La Ceiba" with Celia Cruz (1979)
* "New Heights" (1980)
* " Unchained Force " (1980)
* "Night Rider" (1981)
* "Determination" (1982)
* "Future" (1984)
* "Jubilee" (1986)
* "Back To Work" (1987)
* "On The Right Track" (1988)
* "In To The 90" (1990)
* "Merry Christmas" (1991)
* "Guerreando" (1992)
* "Birthday Party" (1993)
* "Apretando" (1995)
* "On Target" (1998)
* "45 Aniversario" (2001)
* "Back To The Road" (2004)
* "50 Aniversario, En Vivo" (2007)
* "50 Aniversario, En Vivo Vol. II" (2008)

Compilations:

* "Lo Mejor De La Sonora Ponceña" (1975)
* "30th Anniversary Vol.1 " (1985)
* "30th Anniversary Vol.2" (1985)
* "Soul of Puerto Rico" (1993)
* "Puro Sabor" (2000)
* "Grandes Exitos" (2002)
* "La Herencia" (2007)

with Ismael Quintana:

* "Mucho Talento" (1980)

Other works:

* "Celia, Justo, Johnny & Papo: Recordando el Ayer " (1976)
* "Puerto Rico All Stars " (1976)
* "Pete & Papo" (1993)
* "Latin Jazz" (1993)
* "Los Originales: Azuquita y Papo Lucca" (1994)
* "De Aquí Pa'lla" (1994)
* "Papo, Alfredo De la Fe & Sexteto Típico de Cuba" (1997)
* "Papo Lucca And The Cuban-Jazz All-Stars" (1998)
* "Festival De Boleros" (2002)

As member of the Fania All Stars:

* "Delicate and Jumpy (1976)
* "A Tribute To Tito Rodríguez (1976)
* "Rhythm Machine (1977)
* "Fania All-Stars Live (1978)
* "Spanish Fever (1978)
* "Habana Jam (1979)
* "Cross Over (1979)
* "Commitment (1980)
* "California Jam (1980)
* "Social Change (1981)
* "Latin Connection (1981)
* "Lo Que Pide La Gente (1984)
* "Viva La Charanga (1986)
* "Bamboleo (1988)
* "Guasasa (1989)
* "Live in Puerto Rico June 11, 1994 (1995)
* "Viva Colombia (1996)
* "Bravo (1997)

Videography

* "Fania All Stars Live in Puerto Rico June 11, 1994 (1995)
* "Sonora Ponceña 45 Aniversario Live" (2004)
* "50 Aniversario, En Vivo" (2007)

External links

* [http://www.sonoraponcenapr.com Official Sonora Ponceña site]
* [http://www.musicaboricua.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?LNG=en-US&Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=SonoraPoncena Sonora Ponceña CD/DVD Collection]