Grupo Fuego was formed in the fall of 1999.
They are very lucky to have a group of
musicians that has remained constant over
the years and who have given the band its
powerful sound. They have come a long way
from their humble roots and have grown in
popularity along just as Latin Music has
grown more popular. Their fan base covers
all ages and ethnic groups due to the energy
that the band puts forth in its performances.
Grupo Fuego has been part of many Latino
and multi-cultural events including
performances at La Calle Ocho Festival,
Virginia Beach Latin Festival, Latino del
Norte Arts’Festival, Cincylatino Festival,
Cincy-Cinco Festival, Fiesta Olé, Toledo
Latinofest, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
for Latino Heritage Day, the Cleveland Music
Hall for Brewfest, the Puerto Rican Cultural
Festival in Cleveland and Chicago, the
Taste of Cleveland Festival,the Columbus
Latino Festival, and the Cityfolk Festival in
Dayton, among many others.
Grupo Fuego has also shared the stage with
many legends of Latin music including
Gilberto Santa Rosa, Victor Manuelle, Johnny
Pacheco, Elvis Crespo, Jose Alberto “El
Canario”, Tito Rojas, Aventura, Monchi y
Alexandra, Tito Puente Jr., Alexis y Fido,
Ivy Queen, Sonora Carruseles, Fat Joe, and
Huey Dunbar. Thanks, in part, to the assistance
of these fine and talented people,
Grupo Fuego has really been catching the
public’s ear.
After the success of their debut album,
which elevated the band to international
status, Grupo Fuego comes back with their
sophomore effort titled: “The Element”.
The
album’s concept describes Grupo Fuego’s
maturity, inspiration, energy, and creative
force, also qualities of “Fire” as one of the
four elements. This musical production
sets new heights for Grupo Fuego due to
its musical variety, balance, richer melodies,
and energetic material from start to
end. “The Element” was again produced
by 3 time Grammy winner, Freddy Mendez,
who already knows and understands Grupo
Fuego’s chemistry, delivering a more powerful
sound. It was also an honor for Grupo
Fuego to have a special participation from
Humberto Ramirez, great musician and music
arranger from Puerto Rico,
in the salsa version of the song “Sueño”. On
this musical production, Grupo Fuego
continues the journey of pleasing the dancer
as well as the listener by delivering fire
transformed into music and movement.