Papo Lucca

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Papo Lucca
Latin Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)multi-instrumentalist
Years active1954-present
LabelsFania, Inca Records

Enrique Arsenio Lucca Quiñones (born April 10, 1946) better known as Papo Lucca, is a

. He is also a well-known music arranger.

Papo Lucca's La Sonora Ponceña (2007)

Biography

Lucca Quiñones was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on 10 April 1946. His father was Enrique Quique Lucca.[1][2][3]

Papo Lucca is married to Mirriam and they have children. In June 2020, their eldest son died of complications due to diabetes.[4]

Career

With his dynamic piano playing and unique approach to salsa, Papo Lucca has led his band,

son
. Son piano is more varied than salsa piano which is more formulaic and holds on to a single riff much longer."

Papo Lucca, playing piano with La Sonora Ponceña; his father Quique Lucca stands next to him (2006)

Lucca has been involved with music most of his life. A native of Ponce, a city on the southern coast of Puerto Rico, he began studying at the city's

Davilita
on their album, Al Compas De Las Sonoras. At the age of fourteen, Lucca began an "official" member of La Sonora Ponceña.

Throughout the 1950s, Lucca remained active as a musician. In addition to playing solo piano on a television show hosted by

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. His first opportunity to showcase his talents came in 1976 when he co-produced La Sonora Ponceña's album, Musical Conquest/Conquista Musical, with Louie Ramirez. Two years later, he produced the group's album, Explorando, on his own. Although he's remained committed to Sonora Ponceña, Lucca has balanced his involvement with a variety of outside projects. In 1976, he replaced pianist Larry Harlow
in the Fania All-Stars. He continued to perform with the group until the mid-1990s.

Lucca reached a professional high in 1979. Together with La Sonora Ponceña, he collaborated with influential Latin vocalist Celia Cruz on an album, La Ceiba, and appeared with Cruz in a television documentary, Salsa. The same year, he performed on an album, Habana Jam, along with the Fania All-Stars, which was recorded during a concert in Cuba. Lucca also recorded a solo piano album, Latin Jazz, in 1993.

In 2014, Lucca and La Sonora Ponceña played at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in New York to commemorate their 60-year anniversary.[6]

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 (1985)
  • Back To Work (1987)
  • On The Right Track (1988)
  • Into The 1990s (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 Vol. 1 (2007)
  • 50 Aniversario En Vivo Vol. 2 (2008)
  • Otra Navidad Criolla (2008)

Compilations

  • Lo Mejor de la Sonora Ponceña (1975)
  • 30th Anniversary Vol. 1 (1985)
  • 30th Anniversary Vol. 2 (1985)
  • Soul of Puerto Rico (1993)
  • Opening Doors (1994)
  • Puro Sabor (2000)
  • Grandes Éxitos (2002)
  • Pa'l Bailador: 45 Años de Historia (2005)
  • 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 y Papo (1993)
  • Latin Jazz (1993)
  • Los Originales: Azuquita y Papo Lucca (1994)
  • De Aquí Pa' Lla (1994)
  • Papo, Alfredo de la Fe y 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 '97 (1997)

Videography

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

References

  1. ^ "Papo Lucca: "Héctor Lavoe ha sido el cantante más inteligente de la salsa"". larepublica.pe. 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ "An interview with Enrique Papo Lucca, famed Salsa and Latin Jazz Pianist, and Director of La Sonora Ponceña | World Music Central.org".
  3. ^ "Don Quique Lucca: Ceiba centenaria e inmortal". Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular (in Spanish). 10 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Doble dolor para Papo Lucca [Double the pain for Papo Lucca]". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 6 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Piano y salsa: la clave incomparable de Papo Lucca". La Perla del Sur. 10 April 2019.
  6. ^ Rivera, Zayda. "Papo Lucca and La Sonora Ponceña celebrate 60th Anniversary Concert at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts". nydailynews.com.

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