Mon Rivera

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Mon Rivera Born May 25, 1925 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Died March 12, 1978 Manhattan, New York Occupation musician Mon Rivera is the common name given to two distinct Puerto Rican musicians (both born in Mayagüez), namely Monserrate Rivera Alers (originally nicknamed Rate, later referred to as "Don Mon", or Mon The Elder, and sometimes erroneously credited as Ramón in songwriting credits) and his oldest son, Efraín Rivera Castillo (1924-1978),[1] (referred to early in his career as "Moncito", or Little Mon, and later known by his father's moniker). This article refers mainly to Efraín, a popular band leader known in salsa, plena and Latin jazz circles. Efraín was specifically known for salsa and a Puerto Rican style called plena. He is credited for a fast humorous style and for introducing the sound of an all-trombone brass section to Afro-Rican orchestra music. Three of Efraín's brothers were also musicians. Efraín's son is the percussionist, Javier Rivera. Rate becomes Don Mon Don Mon was born in Mayagüez (at the Rio Cañas Arriba "barrio" in the outskirts of the city, close to the place Eugenio María de Hostos was born) in 1899, and lived in the working class Barcelona barrio of the city proper. He was a janitor and handyman at the nearby University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez for more than 40 years, and was well loved by the campus community. Known as "'Rate" by his closest friends, Don Mon gained a strong reputation as a composer of plenas, a musical genre considered the "m

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Que Gente Averiguá

Que Gente Averigua

There Goes The Neighborhood

Fania DJ Series Gilles Peterson

Mon y sus trombones

Exitos De El Rey Del Trabalengua

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Plebochanga (Remastered)

Fania DJ Series: Gilles Peterson

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La Plena de Mon

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Leyendas De La Fania Vol 8

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Fania DJ Series [Disc 2]

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Calentura: Toque (Captain Planet Remixes)

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