Freddie Miranda Jr.

Puerto Rican percussionist Freddie Miranda Jr. was mainly affected by his dad, saxophonist/maker Wilfredo Cruz Miranda, who was simply referred to as Freddie Miranda. In 1982 the tropical musician began acquiring percussion classes at an area school, becoming a member of McDonald’s All American SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Music group in 1987, and taking part in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day time Parade that same yr. In 1988 Freddie Miranda Jr. began monitoring in the Puerto Rican Music Conservatory, a yr later producing his professional debut inside a musical known as Cantata Em virtude de una América Mágica. After taking part in a local event known as Orquestas Sinfonicas Juveniles de las Americas, Miranda Jr. became a member of Jerry Rivera’s orchestra, later on operating along with Tito Nieves, Olga Tañón, and Noelia, among additional Latin artists.