Salsa singer Tito Gómez was born April 9, 1948 in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico although he became an adopted son of Colombia.
Tito Gómez was a veteran sonero, recognized internationally as a gifted singer with a spectacular voice. After making his name during a five-year stint with the great Puerto Rican institution Sonora Ponceña, Tito Gómez left in 1973 for a brief time with the breakaway La Terrifica. Thereafter, a couple of albums with Ray Barretto in 1975 and 1976 further raised his profile.
Tito returned to Ponceña in 1978 and went on to work with Tito Valentin, Venezuela’s La Amistad, Charlie Palmieri, La Terrifica, Rubby Haddock and Colombia’s legendary Grupo Niche before successfully resuming his solo career in 1991, creating several successful productions with Tito Rojas.
Tito Gomez delivered power non-stop old school salsa and mambo, pitched high, with the mix favoring the upper register.
He died June 11, 2007 in Cali, Colombia.
Discography:
Fuego En El 23! (Inca Records, 1969)
Para Gozar Borinquen (Inca Records, 1977)
Tierra Musica y Sentimiento (Nuestra Records, 1979
Brujerias (Nuestra Records, 1982)
Un Nuevo Horizonte (Musical Productions, 1991)
Agradecimiento (Zeida, 1993)
Recogiendo Frutos (Musical Productions, 1995)
Volver (Musical Productions, 1997)
Quien Nos Iba A Decir (Envidia, 2000)
Comenzando (En cero Musical Productions, 2004)
La Herencia (Fania, 2012)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.