Apollo Sound 6 album cover
Apollo Sound 6

Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound

1974
Fania

Percussionist Roberto Roena, who started out playing with Rafael Cortijo’s group (with Ismael Rivera singing) and was an early member of El Gran Combo, named his own group Apollo Sound because their first rehearsal took place the day NASA launched Apollo 11. The band’s horn section featured two trumpets, trombone, and saxophone, in imitation of Blood, Sweat & Tears, and Roena had wide-open ears: the group would explore samba, funk, jazz and rock throughout its catalog. Apollo Sound albums were numbered, and their sixth was a breakthrough, including the dramatic “Traición” and the funky “Que Se Sepa.”

Phil Freeman

Who also suggested

If you select your preferred streamer here, we will save your preference and link to that platform if possible. This can always be changed in the Settings menu.

Apple Music

If you’d like to prioritize Bandcamp if available, tap the Bandcamp logo.

Since some albums are only available on one service, you’ll still see logos for other services if the album is only available on that service.

Next