Bobby Rivas is an extremely respected artist of the salsa of El Salvador. He is the only Salvadoran "salsero" available on the United States iTunes Music Store. Not only does his band perform salsa, but they also are known to play Motown, Oldies, and Top-40 music at his group's concerts. Occasionaly, songs will feature the Colombian-style nasal singing, which is common in salsa music. He also receives acclaim from music reviewing sites such as cdbaby.com. His band frequently alternates performers during different songs. The members of his band, who have also become respected musicians in their own right, include: Rock Music article is a good example of actual music history ! Gives credit where deserved, Not biased oriented views on music !!! This article contradicts another Wikipedia article at this link under salsa !!! http://en. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into ITunes. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... Oldies is a generic term commonly used in the United States and Canada to describe a radio format that concentrates on popular Top 40 music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. ... Motto: Spanish: Libertad y Orden English: Liberty and Order Anthem(s): Oh, Gloria Inmarcesible! Capital Bogotá Largest city Bogotá Official language(s) Spanish Government Republic  - President Álvaro Uribe Vélez Independence From Spain   - Declared July 20, 1810   - Recognised August 7, 1819  Area  - Total 1,141,748 km² (26th) 440,839...

• Sandy Stein (Piano and accordion)
• Jesus "El Niño" Perez (Piano)
• Eddie Resto (Bajo)
• Nacho Ontiveros (Timbal and Guiro)
• Marcos Tabori (Timbal)
• Papo Rodriguez (Conga and Bongo)
• Ricky Rodriguez (Conga)
• Braulio Berrera ([[Bongo, Cajon, and Coros)
• Ramon Flores (Trumpet)
• Charlie Biggs (Trumpet)
• Arturo Velasco (Trombone)
• Erick Jeorgensen (Trombone)
• David Stout (Trombone)

Rivas himself also plays guiro, maracas, and Coros. A grand piano, with the lid up. ... A 24-bass piano accordion An accordion is a musical instrument of the handheld bellows-driven free reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as squeezeboxes. ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ... A Timbal is a slightly conical drum of varying sizes usually made of lacquered wood and a tunable synthetic head. ... Categories: Music stubs | Latin percussion | Idiophones ... A Timbal is a slightly conical drum of varying sizes usually made of lacquered wood and a tunable synthetic head. ... A pair of congas The conga is a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum of African origin, probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums. ... Bongo can refer to: bongo drums a kind of antelope the Bongo GUI development tool Omar Bongo Bongo Comics, the publishers of comic books based on The Simpsons television show Bongo Country, a part of modern day Gabon Bongo, Ghana, a town in West Africa Bongo, a character in Matt... Ricky Rodriquez, aka Davidito (legal names: Richard Peter Rodriguez, Richard Peter Smith and David Moses Zerby) (January 25, 1975 - January 9, 2005) was a former member of the Children of God (COG), now known as The Family, when he committed a murder-suicide in 2005. ... A pair of congas The conga is a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum of African origin, probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums. ... A caj n (Spanish for crate, drawer, or box, pronounced ka. ... Trumpeter redirects to here. ... Trumpeter redirects to here. ... The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... Categories: Music stubs | Latin percussion | Idiophones ... Maracas are simple percussion instruments (idiophones), usually played in pairs, consisting of a dried gourd shell (cuia - kOO-ya) filled with seeds or dried beans. ...

Discography

• Doble Sentido (2003)

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External links

• cdbaby.com's review on Rivas's CD
• Short summary of Bobby Rivas