Nino Segarra


Nino Segarra, is a singer, composer, musician and musical arranger.

Early years

Segarra was born in Maricao, Puerto Rico into a family of musicians. He was always surrounded by many musical instruments and as a child, learned how to play the drums, guitar and cuatro. He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. In 1976, he played the drums and guitar for various local bands, When he was 16 years old, Segarra auditioned for the role of guitar player and was hired by a band called "The Monarc", however a year later he joined another band "Mundo de Ponce" with whom he made his first recording and musical arrangement.
He enrolled at the Inter-American University in San Germán, Puerto Rico, to study composition, musical arrangements and voice. He earned his bachelor's degree with a major in music.

Musical arranger and composer

Segarra began making musical arrangements for theater productions and symphony orchestras. By 1988, he had made arrangements for Andy Montañez, Marvin Santiago, Eddie Santiago, Oscar de Leon and many other salsa singers. Segarra also produced and made the musical arrangements for his own songs. Among them Con la Musica por dentro, El Maestro, Solo por Tí, Loco de Amor and Porque te Amo , which became a number one hit in the Hispanic community of the United States, Puerto Rico and the rest of Latin-America.

Albums

Amongst some of his recordings are the following:
On November 10, 1998, Segarra released the album Romantico Salsero, which became a hit. On September 21, 2001, Segarra joined Eddie Santiago, Willie Gonzalez and David Pabon in a salsa concert held in Medellín, Colombia. Segarra and Pabon participated in the first International Cup of Salsa celebrated in Lima, Peru, on July 17, 2004. There he sang one of his compositions Vivo por Ella, which he dedicated to the late Tito Puente. He also toured Venezuela, Peru and the United States.

Charts

Albums

Singles

Later years

Among those influenced by Nino Segarra was his cousin Eddie Segarra who is the lead vocalist and percussionist of "Kinkajou" a salsa and merengue band whose base of operations is located in Dallas, Texas.