Grupo Fascinación

This exciting young New York salsa band of the 80s was characterized by good musicianship, enthusiastic attack and some great arrangements. Their 10-piece line-up comprised of vocals (lead and chorus), rhythm section and a frontline of three trumpets and baritone saxophone (with some doubling on flügelhorn and flute). They recorded only three albums between 1983 and 1986 - all on Ralph Cartagena's Rico Records. The band's lead singer for four years was New York born Johnny Rivera. His parents came from Ciales, Puerto Rico and he is the nephew of the prominent salsa vocalist Ad...