- Joe Arroyo
Infobox musical artist
Name = Joe Arroyo
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Alvaro Jose Arroyo
Alias = El Joe
Born = birth date and age|1955|11|1 Cartagena,Colombia
Instrument =Vocals
Genre = Salsa, Tropical
Occupation =Singer-songwriter ,record producer ,musician ,
Years_active = 1969–present
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URL =Álvaro José Arroyo González (also known as "Joe Arroyo" or "El Joe") is a
Colombia n salsa andtropical music singer and songwriter.Early life
Joe Arroyo was born in Cartagena. At the age of ten, he was already singing in one of Cartagena's popular music halls. His father had 40 children with different women, a story that he usually tells.
Early Musical Career
In
1971 , Arroyo had his biggest opportunity of becoming a nationally known artist. He was discovered by Ernesto Estrada, the bass player and singer of the band "Fruko y sus Tesos " "(Fruko and his buddies)" and signed up with Colombian record labelDiscos Fuentes . With the band he performed for ten years until in1981 when he began his solo career leading his own band, named "La Verdad" "(The truth)."Listen
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description=30 second sample from Joe Arroyo "Fania", from the album "Joe Arroyo: 25 Aniversario".
format=Ogg §αŬιJoe Arroyo became very successful by mixing salsa, merengue, soca, kompa, zouk and other music from the African Diaspora in a unique style that has earned him the prefix of "Sonero de la Salsa" by renown critics and fans. One of his most famous songs is "Rebelion (No Le Pegue A La Negra)". It is widely considered one of the greatest salsa songs of all time.Health Issues and Drug Abuse
Joe Arroyo left behind the stage many times due to his health problems. In more than one occasion, he was thought dead because of his abrupt absences from media attention. Joe Arroyo had to go through surgery because of problems with his legs.
He was once in a coma for 3 months due to his drug abuse.After recovering from the coma he wrote the song A Mi Dios Todo Le Debo.
External links
[http://www.angelfire.com/band2/salsa/joe_arroyo.html Info and Images]
[http://www.salsacentralglobal.com/video-gallery/video/joe-arroyo-performance-at-the-antilliaanse-feesten-clip-2.html Video of Joe Arroyo]
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