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Efrain Rivera Castillo was born in 1925, Mayaguez (Puerto Rico), and died 12 March 1978, Manhattan. New York City, USA.
Band leader, singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist Rivera was a pioneer of the trombone front-line in Latin music; some say he was the pioneer, whereas others maintain that Eddie Palmieri was the originator. Al Santiago, Alegre Records’ founder, is the one who deserves the credit.
During the '90s, Domingo Quiñones became one of the biggest salsa stars in Puerto Rico, a combination singer/songwriter with an aggressive, intense live.The all trombone sound was influential on Willie Colon, as well as other band leaders, and is often referred to as the emblem of urban salsa. Rivera was also known as “El Rey del Trabalengua” (The Tongue Twister Kings) because ‘… he would entertain fans with his improvised quips.
His clear enunciation and alliterations, conjured up at lightning speed and perfectly woven in the timings and circumstances of music’ (quote taken from Aurora Flores 1978). Rivera was closely connected to the bomba and plena forms of his birth island.
Ramon Rivera Alers was