Tony Conga, promoter of Fania All Stars, dies

The famous international promoter from Salinas, Luis Antonio Rodríguez Morales, known in the entertainment world as “Tony Conga”, died yesterday at kidney complications at the Mutual Aid Hospital of Río Piedras, as reported by his brother José Luis Rodríguez.

Tony Conga is survived by his four daughters, Marián, Noemí, Jelissa and Karla Rodríguez.

His war will take place tomorrow Tuesday between 13:00 and 21:00, at the San Blas de Salinas Funeral Home. The funeral will be on Wednesday at 10:00, in the Wico López Municipal Cemetery in the mentioned city.

In 1972, Tony Conga started as the promoter of the Tico-Alegre record label, with the task of promoting the productions of Tito Puente, “Pa ‘los Rumberos” Celia Cruz and Tito Puente “Algo especial” and “Esto fue lo que bring barca”. ”By Ismael Rivera.

He has been the promoter and producer of various artists and orchestras, including Fania All Stars, Celia Cruz, Pete Conde Rodríguez, Eddie Palmieri, Santos Colón, Johnny Pacheco, Ismael Quintana, Willie Colón, Rubén Blades and Louie García.

He is currently the producer and promoter of the famous music group Limite 21.

“We are talking about a person who started in Salinas in the late 1960s, promoting through the loudspeaker, from his vehicle, T ‘Danzan with great orchestras of the moment, in the dance centers of the city; I travel on an exclusive band in the Puerto Rican record industry and internationally ”.

“Undoubtedly, Tony Conga was one of the biggest promoters of the patio and the most important figure of the Fania All Stars record label from the mid-1970s to the 1980s. He was active until the last days before his death. said salt historian Jossie Alvarado.