José Papo Rivera

Since the mid-'80s Jose Papo Rivera has been one of the CCM industry's premier salsa and tropical music recording artists. Though a niche, the salsa christiana genre experienced significant growth from its inception throughout the '90s and beyond. The genre's slow and steady groundswell of interest is thanks in no small part to regularly performing and recording artists like Rivera. Born into a middle class family in Patterson, NJ, Rivera grew up listening to the sounds of nearby NYC radio stations and the music of Celia Cruz, Andy Montañez, and El Gran Combo, all of whom insp...