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Biography
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Maso Rivera
Real name: Tomás Rivera Morales
Effective period / Period of releases: 1961 - 1971
Members: Vicente Velázquez Santana
Tomás Rivera Morales, simply known as "Maso Rivera", was a Puerto Rican musician and a major exponent of Puerto Rico's Jibaro music. Rivera composed over 1,000 instrumental compositions for the Cuatro, Puerto Rico's national instrument. He was born on November 13th, 1927 in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico and died on February 4th, 2001 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.