The aptly named Jiving Juniors were probably one of the most popular vocal ensembles from the Jamaican R&B period, with some historians ranking them among the top three artists from the “pioneer years.” Even more romantic compared to the traveling boogie of Laurel Aitken or Derrick Morgan, the Jiving Juniors …

Panache Tradition (meaning various ethnicities) was formed in 1986. The initial line-up featured users from Senegal, Italy, Greece, Belgium and Morocco. Because the music group developed, additional users had been recruited from Jamaica, Britain and Zaire. Within the 80s the music group was seen as a studio room outfit, often …

California’s Night time Riots help to make anthemic, synth-heavy dance-rock devoted to business lead vocalist Travis Hawley. Hailing from Templeton, California, a little town outdoors San Luis Obispo, Night time Riots started as a higher school band offering Hawley on drums with Matt DePauw on acoustic guitar and Mikel Vehicle …

This exciting young NY salsa band from the 80s was seen as a good musicianship, enthusiastic attack plus some great arrangements. Their 10-piece line-up made up of vocals (business lead and chorus), tempo section and a frontline of three trumpets and baritone saxophone (with some doubling on flügelhorn and flute). …

Salsa’s beautiful duo comprised Ricardo ‘Richie’ Ray (b. Ricardo Maldonado, 15 Feb 1945, Brooklyn, NY, USA, of Puerto Rican parentage; co-band innovator, composer, multi instrumentalist) and Bobby Cruz (b. Roberto Cruz, 26 Feb 1941, Hormigueros, Puerto Rico; co-band innovator, vocalist, composer, arranger, güiro, maracas). Ray and Cruz have already been …

Charlie Aponte is a Puerto Rican salsa vocalist, and for more than 40 years was business lead vocalist for the country’s legendary Un Gran Combo. Aponte was learning accounting at university or college, but experienced also established a good reputation like a sonero, carrying out at top-grade night clubs such …

Not to end up being confused with El Sie7e, an alternative solution rock-band from Columbia, Sie7e is a Latin pop vocalist/songwriter from Puerto Rico with an eclectic design that pulls from rock and roll en español and tropical aswell simply because pop and reggae designs. Delivered David Rodríguez Labault, he …

Affectionately nicknamed “Rapindey,” Marcelino Guerra enjoyed tremendous longevity among the premier segunda voz (second voice, or harmony) singers in Cuban music. Also, his numerous track compositions (chiefly in the bolero and child forms) helped bring about filin, a method which bridged the space between Cuban well-known music as well as …

DJ Negro was a leading mover through the formative many years of reggaeton in San Juan, Puerto Rico, simply because his turntablism and membership coordination helped start the style’s formation. Blessed Felix Rodriguez, he first set up himself as Vico C’s DJ; actually, he also got co-billing in the rap …

Captain Beyond was a rock and roll group shaped in LA in 1972 by ex-members of various other prominent groups. Vocalist Fishing rod Evans (b. January 19, 1947, Slough, Berkshire, Britain) have been with Deep Crimson; drummer Bobby Caldwell got caused Johnny Wintertime; and guitarist Larry Rheinhart (b. July 7, …