It's Friday night, you hunger for some dancing. You find a nightclub where the rhythms are slammin' and the crowd is burning up the dance floor. Grupo Caribe is the band and their Mambo/Salsa dance music is electrifying the atmosphere. Led by Sergio Rivera on piano, Grupo Caribe brings the Big Band sounds live in clubs all over the New York metropolitan area. Experience, love for the music, and a desire to ignite the passions of salseros is the mix which Grupo Caribe brings to any show and to now a second CD, "Ritmo Nativo." Following on the acclaim of their freshman release, "Son De Melaza," "Ritmo Nativo" brings the traditional roots of salsa into the modern age. In a recent phone interview, Sergio spoke with 'LA'Ritmo.com about the band, the music & the future...
Band Members:
Sergio Rivera - Band Leader, Pianist
Luisito Ayala - Lead Vocalist
Louis Bauzo - Congas
Al Acosta - Saxes and Flute
Tony Barrero - Trumpet
Bernie Minoso - Bass
Papo Pepin - Timbales
Robert Suttman - Trombone
Websites
www.grupocaribe.net
Contact Info:
Sergio Rivera, Grupo Caribe
403 6th Avenue, Suite 2F
Brooklyn, NY 11215
sergiornv@earthlink.net
Tel: 718-4999-3029
Beeper: 917-271-7419
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