It was with Los Corraleros back in 1968 that gave Fruko the first opportunity to travel to New York to witness the city's burgeoning salsa scene.
Fruko and musical director Mario Pachanga Rincon were working for Colombia's leading record company, and they wanted to create a sound similar to New York' Fania All Stars.
In the decades since, Fruko y Sus Tesos, along with the king of the Baranquilla carnival Joe Arroyo (Arroyo has earned the carnival's top prize, the "Congo de Oro" eight times) and Grupo Niche have led a salsa scene in Colombia that ranks second to none.
The inception of Fruko y sus Tesos is the result of a lifelong obsession.
The mission undertaken by Fruko and Rincón was to emulate the sound of the Fania.
Thus, Fruko y sus Tesos was born, blessed with the presence of some of Colombia's most notable singers: Joe Arroyo, the late "Piper" Pimienta Diaz and Wilson Manyoma, also known as Saoko.
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