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Wilfrido Vargas

Wilfrido Vargas (b. Wilfrido Radamés Vargas Martínez, Apr 24, 1949, Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic), was a bandleader, trumpeter, vocalist, arranger, composer and maker who was simply instrumental to make the merengue design an internationally phenomena. He started his musical research early, going to the Municipal Academy of Music starting …

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Albita

Referred to as the Cuban diva, Albita graces audiences with her Cuban renditions of dance and spirit. Her songs frequently reflect her existence experiences, as with her track “Que Manera de Quererte,” and her recording Dicen Que, translated as “THEY STATE That.” She performs worldwide, with ballets and orchestras, and …

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William Cepeda

After graduating from the Puerto Rican Conservatory of Music and in the prestigious Berklee University of Music in Boston, William Cepeda began playing Latin percussion inspired by Afro-Caribbean rhythms. He afterwards became a trombonist and acquired the opportunity to become listed on Dizzy Gillespie in 1989 within the United Country …

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Héctor Lavoe

Héctor Lavoe was created to sing. As Latin music evolved from the boogaloo from the past due ’60s towards the salsa growth from the ’70s, Lavoe was at its forefront and “Un Cantante” (the vocalist) of a few of its most representative tunes. Given birth to Héctor Juan Perez in …

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Tito Nieves

Blessed in Puerto Rico but raised within the U.S., Tito Nieves (blessed Humberto Nieves) started his profession while taking part in Cimarron, a fresh York-based orchestra. Then teamed up with Héctor Lavoe in 1977 and became a member of Conjunto Clásico immediately after. Tito Nieves made a decision to begin …

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Rey Ruiz

Cuban given birth to salsero Rey Ruiz has been around america since 1992 and it has been hailed because the “Elvis of Salsa,” by Miami music critics. He got his begin after Sony Tropical noticed his demonstration and authorized him. Later on in 1992, he released his eponymous debut recording. …

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Ray Sepúlveda

Born within the bosom of the Puerto Rican family members settled in NY, salsa vocalist Ray Sepúlveda was inspired by Latin performers at an extremely early age, especially tropical performers. Furthermore, he was affected by his dad, who was simply a bolero vocalist. While an adolescent, the artist became a …

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Jerry Rivera

Jerry Rivera is really a Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum salsa vocalist from Puerto Rico that has been dynamic as a saving designer since he was an adolescent. He was created in 1973, in Huamco, Puerto Rico, the child of performers Edwin “Pino” and Domingo Rivera. He started singing along with his parents …

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Rubén Blades

Rubén Cutting blades is among the most effective vocalists in the annals of Panamanian music. A previous member of rings led by Ray Barretto and Willie Colón, Cutting blades has continuing to impact salsa music along with his extremely literate, politically tinged lyrics and his modern-minded preparations, which substitute the …

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Johnny Rivera

Vocalist Johnny Rivera was created and raised within the bosom of the Puerto Rican family members settled in New York’s Bronx, and studied in Manhattan’s Benjamin Franklin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. After a short-term stop by at Puerto Rico, the designer returned to NY, getting mixed up in tropical music picture. …

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