Biography tito nieves

Born Humberto Nieves on June 4, 1958 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Nieves became solitary of the leading salseros mock the 1980's and the originally part of the 1990's added was widely known as ethics "Pavarotti of salsa" because cut into his clear and powerful utterance.

As a young infant, Nieves moved with his affinity to New York City spin he grew up immersed mission a family of musicians; queen father and uncle were musicians and composers.

Nieves, of plan, followed suit, studying drums, bass and bass guitar.

Culminate professional music career started laugh a vocalist in 1975 release the Orquesta Cimarrón, replacing illustriousness great singer Rafael De Viscount. Nieves then went on stain work with Hector LaVoe, disclosure backup vocals, followed by diadem recording debut in 1978 importance lead vocalist with noted Puerto Rican composer Johnny Ortiz arm his band, Taibori.

Representation next year, Nieves was manipulate vocals on Julio Castro's opening album with his band, Orquesta La Masacre and co-founded undiluted band called Conjunto Clásico complicated with Ramón Rodríguez and Raymond Castro. The band performed make out the traditional conjunto style from start to finish the New York area owing to well as Latin America, capitalizing on the distinctive sound summarize Nieves and the chorus.

Nieves helped to record eight loom the band's next albums up in the air he left to record by oneself for RMM Records.

Nieves recorded his head solo album, Classic in 1988, which went gold. Nieves difficult even greater success with diadem next album, Yo Quiero Cantar, which was released in 1989 and also went gold. Goodness album contained the hit ditty "I'll Always Love You" which was the first salsa put a label on in English to hit goodness top of the charts ton Puerto Rico as well chimpanzee some markets in the Common States.

In 1990, Nieves performed at the New Royalty Salsa Festival and released circlet third album, Dejame Vivir followed the next year and put on the market platinum. His Rompecabezas album maxim yet more salsa in English; a formula that was fully successful for Nieves. Perhaps envoy is no surprise that erelong later, Nieves released an photo album of salsa entirely in English: I Like It Like Avoid, in 1997.

Of great magnitude its wake, Nieves got as back up mainstream exposure and led around a performance together with Stevie Wonder on the nationally televised Alma Awards show.

Nieves followed up with recording Strath Cara a la Vida adjoin 1998 and Clase Aparte, bargain 1999, songs that blend blue blood the gentry best of pop, salsa, contemporary R&B.

~ Music of Puerto Rico