Son Boricua is a Latin dance music orchestra based in New York City, founded by Jose Mangual Junior. Lead singer was Jimmy Sabater until his death in 2012.
Their debut album was released in 1998. Their music is mostly salsa (Puerto-Rican style) and mambo, both original songs and covers. The meaning of the name - "Son" is a Latin genre (originally from Cuba), and "Boricua" means Puerto-Rican in Spanish.
AllMusic rated the band's self-titled debut album two and a half stars.
Discography Son Boricua (Caiman Records, 1998) Musical A Cortijo-Rivera (Cobo, 2000) Mo-Jimmy Sabater Con Son Boricua (Cobo, 2001) Clasicos 60s (Cobo, 2002) Fabulosos 70s (Cobo, 2004)
Orchestra members Founder, musical director and bongos: Jose Mangual Jr. Timbales and vocals: Jimmy Sabater Vocals: Frankie Morales Piano: Hiram de Jesus Congas: Papo Pepin Coros: Willie Amadeo (coros) Vibes: Sonny Rivera (vibes) Vibes: AJ Mantas Vibes: Mike Freeman Bass: Ray Martinez Bass: Ruben Rodriguez Bongos, congas: Ray Colon
References
External links First disks in allmusic.com Songs & Albums at Rhapsody