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Created by producer Juan Carlos Cáceres, Uruguayan five-member group Chocolate debuted using the launch of Cariñito in 1997. Fuego Contra Fuego adopted in 1998. After registering to Obligado Information, a greatest-hits recording featured the worldwide hit solitary “Mayonesa.” Merging regional rhythms munga and candombe with exotic music, Chocolate became an …

Bio Ritmo has undergone a significant change since its inception in 1991. In the beginning an experimental percussion ensemble, the Virginia-based sextet offers switched towards dance-inspiring Latin music. Using their groove-induced mixture of salsa and rhumba, the group offers effectively toured with Latin performers (Tito Puente), reggae performers (Burning up …

The Lebrón Brothers are among NY, USA salsa’s most original and distinctive sounding bands. These were created in the middle-60s and co-led by José Lebrón (piano, arranger, composer, business lead and chorus vocalist) and Angel Lebrón (bass, arranger, composer, business lead and chorus vocalist/cuatro – which really is a little …

Puerto Rican-descendant tropical singer/songwriter Kevin Ceballo was inspired by gospel music, singing and taking piano classes at an extremely young age. It had been while participating in New York’s SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL of Music and Artwork, popularized in the film Popularity, when the talented musician started composing, shortly, forming a …

Bassist and trumpeter Bobby Valentín contributed greatly towards the Fania All-Stars through the ’70s (he was their theory arranger) and recorded several solo albums through the period, moving from boogaloo and Latin spirit into salsa while his profession progressed. Given birth to in Puerto Rico in 1941, Valentín was trained …

Drummer/percussionist and conductor Bobby Sanabria is definitely section of New York’s radiant Latin jazz membership picture. The multi-talented Sanabria was raised in the hard South Bronx. While participating in a Tito Puente concert when he was 17, he slipped backstage and asked the renowned percussionist if he could sit down …

Puerto Rican Angel López became seriously involved with music after joining an area group referred to as Blanco y Negro. Due to the addition of his vocal skill, the group transformed their name to Child by Four in mention of the members within the music group. Their debut recording, entitled …

Along with his dynamic piano playing and unique method of salsa, Papo Lucca (given birth to Enrique Arsenio Lucca, Jr.) offers led his music group, Sonora Porcena, towards the forefront of Latin music. Inheriting the group from his dad, Lucca has continuing to inspire Sonora Porcena along with his innovative …

b. 4 Apr 1928, Ranchuelo, Santa Clara, Todas las Villas Province, Cuba, d. 6 January 2016, Mohegan Lake, NY, USA. Virtuoso trumpeter Armenteros – he also performed flügelhorn, composed, organized and created – worked within the gamut of horn-led Latin ensembles and idioms: which range from normal Cuban septetos and …

Co-founder from the N.Con.C.-structured band Yerba Buena, Cucu Diamantes can be a single artist and actress. Delivered and elevated in Havana, Cuba, Diamantes began her career performing within a salsa music group while studying artwork in Italy. Following a move to NEW YORK, she met manufacturer Andres Levin and produced …