Biography: Grupo 4:40, Grupo Afrocuba, Grupo Alamo, Grupo Aliado, Grupo Arpex, Grupo Atrapado, Grupo Bryndis, Grupo Cali, Grupo Campesino de Aguilar, Grupo Cañaveral,

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Grupo 4:40 is one of the most innovative and popular merengue bands in the world, a position it has attained by softening the sound of traditional merengue with infusions of melodic harmonization à la Manhattan Transfer and by adding layers of metaphor and poetic allusion that advert to the social and political realities of the Dominican Republic

Grupo Afrocuba Biography, Photos, Pictures

Leadership of the dynamic Grupo Afrocuba has been passed on like a fat stalk of sugarcane among brilliant instrumentalists who inevitably first pass through the ranks of band membership

Tejano act Grupo Alamo was formed in 1993 in San Antonio, TX At the beginning, the band used to play at small venues, participating in educational programs, anti-drugs campaigns, and charitable events

Grupo Aliado Biography, Photos, Pictures

Latin pop and Tejano band from Texas Grupo Aliado was formed in 1998 by accordionist and keyboardist Isidro Martínez, singer Roxane Benavides, bassist Abel Martínez, banjo player Oscar Cruz, drummer Fidel Rosales, and percussionist Benny Chapa

Although based in the United States, all of the members of the five-man Grupo Arpex come from Mexico They play the conjunto de arpa grande style of mariachi music, which developed in the western Mexico region of Tierra Caliente

Grupo Atrapado Biography, Photos, Pictures

Grammy-nominated Grupo Atrapado was formed by singer Roberto García and guitarist Guillermo Correa The group made their debut in 1992 with the release of a self-titled album and toured the U

Grupo Bryndis Biography, Photos, Pictures

Grupo Bryndis was formed in Santa Paula, CA, by Mexican musicians from San Luis Potosí in the early ’90s The group received attention after covering Miguel Gallardo’s “Otro Ocupa Mi Lugar

Tropical act from Argentina Grupo Cali started playing in the late ’80s under the name of Tropical Santa Fe, based on its native city In 1992, led by local musician Dario Zanco and ex-Grupo Alegria singer Sergio Torres, the band changed its name to Grupo Cali

Grupo Campesino de Aguilar Biography, Photos, Pictures

Lovers of Cuban music are allowed to daydream about the Grupo Campesino de Aguilar, an ensemble which, unfortunately, ceased performing in 1970 following decades of apparent championships in the realm of the traditional style known as punto guajiro, or alternately punto Cubano

Grupo Cañaveral Biography, Photos, Pictures

Furia Musical award-winning Grupo Cañaveral was formed in January of 1995 by ex-Corraleros de Majagual Humberto Pabón Olivares and journalist/radio announcer Agustín Teutli Delgado

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