Papo Lucca & Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez

With his dynamic piano playing and unique approach to salsa, Papo Lucca (born Enrique Arsenio Lucca, Jr.) has led his band, Sonora Ponceña, to the forefront of Latin music. Inheriting the group from his father, Lucca has continued to inspire Sonora Ponceña with his innovative playing. While Rubén Blades called Lucca, "the best pianist in the world," Cuban pianist Rubén Gonzalez explained, "of non-Cuban pianists, I most admire (Lucca) because his salsa is very close to son. Son piano is more varied than salsa piano which is more formulaic and holds on to a single riff much long...