Orquesta La Solución

Orquesta La Solución is a Puerto Rican trombones based salsa band, founded by bassist Roberto Rivera in 1973.

Contents

• Discography
• Songs
• References

The band's singers included Frankie Ruiz who started a solo career after hits with the band "La Rueda" and "Chiquito Corazoncito."<ref>Colin Larkin The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes Volume 10 - 2006 Page 302 "Historia Musical De Frankie Ruiz was a compilation of the young superstar's 14 best tracks with La Solucion, Olivencia and his own band". The band recorded for the Venezuelan T.H. Records, later known as TH-Rodven Records and finally Rodven Records.

Roberto Rivera began his beginnings in music under the influence of groups of North American and British rock such as: Young Rascals , Three Dog Night , The Beatles , The Birds , The Grass Roots and others in the early '60s. He was part of famous musical groups that played that kind of music . Although he began playing guitar in 1966 that was started practicing and playing bass . Both liked the instrument that put the guitar aside and dedicated only to low . He ventured into salsa music for the 1970 and participated with many good and important bands in the west area , he liked the music of Eddie Palmieri , Willie Colón , Mon Rivera and others who were very stuck in an era. It was then in 1973 he formed his own orchestra with a different concept to which he called "Orquesta Solution " maximum exponent of salsa music . The orchestra is composed of young professional musicians musical composition being as follows: piano, bass, four trombones, conga, bongo , timbale and three singers .

Thanks to the high quality of its members, in the beginning and even after acquiring own fame Orchestra Solution was selected to accompany several internationally renowned artists as:

Rubén Blades 1978 – 79 Celia Cruz 1980 Héctor Lavoe 1986

During its existence, and because of great success and wide acceptance and sales that have taken his albums "The Solution" has performed in cities like Boston, Chicago, New York, Miami, Tampa, Orlando and the states California Connetticut in Canada and the United States of America to name a few; the Virgin, Dominican Republic, Panama and Costa Rica Islands in Central America and the Caribbean; Cartagena, Medellin, Bogota, Cali and Barranquilla among some most popular cities in Colombia; Lima, capital of Peru in South America and Spain in the European continent during one of his recent trips.

In 1980 and 1981 were awarded gold discs for their musical productions in which subjects, "La Rueda" which was sung by singer Frankie Ruiz, who began his career with the orchestra and "Al Aire una Canita "starring Jaime" MeGUI "Rivera brother of the director of the Orchestra. Among his most famous recordings and musical impact and have had more acceptance of salsa groups, among others the following:

El Amor de mi Bohío La Juma de Ayer De Sentimiento me Muero El Caracol Salsa Buena La Fiesta no es para Feos La Rueda Bartolo Al aire una Canita La Rosa y la Vida Morena Consentida Batallando El Campo Una Canita Más Amor de Tango Tu Lugar, Mi Lugar Amor Imposible Canto a América Latina Como Podré Olvidarla 30 Aniversario Nadie se Muere de Amor Verdadero Sonero Perdiendo se va Ganando … y muchas otras

Musical Ambassadors of the City of Mayagüez for the World.

A compilation of 20 hits was classified as collection of gold and other hits collection was classified as platinum disc. "The solution has contributed greatly to the development of several conductors, musical arrangers and singers who have released internationally through time giving them the opportunity as singers and musicians of this orchestra such as:

Jaime “Megüi” Rivera, Jossie León Lefty Pérez, Cuto Soto Frankie Ruiz, Papo Sánchez Anthony Martínez, Melvin Martínez Jorge Nicolai, Willie Sotelo Kharim Santos…y otros

Orchestra "The Solution" celebrated 30 years of music production with "30th Anniversary". This CD was produced by Willie Sotelo for SMG label and contains 10 tracks of great popular composers such as Peter Velazquez, Johnny Ortiz, Adalberto Alvarez, Pipo Pica and Anthony Martinez, who is also one of the singers of the Orchestra. and then in October 2008 with Through The production time with songs like Asi Soy Yo, Bajon de Amor, El Contento, Tu Amor, and Solution Remix ..

In early 2012 the Orchestra launched Solution production entitled "REFRESHING". In a short time it has been accepted by the public as a salsa of your favorites.

Back in the recording studio completing the new production I called Time Traveler and which is celebrating 40 Years in the music and Salsa.

We are currently celebrating 40 years of musical career Orchestra Solution with a musical production titled "VIAJERO DEL TIEMPO" with 7 unreleased songs and a compilation of classic hits that were pleasing to the public in the past. It is available through the internet on iTunes and Amazon stores all through Puerto Rico and the United States. This production has been placed among the top 10 preference worldwide audience with the song "Por Ella" starring their new singer Kharim Santos, whom Roberto, the director, has put all his trust in the talent of this young singer .