Gilberto Santa Rosa is known as ”El Caballero de la Salsa” (The Gentleman of Salsa). His career started as a backup singer of Mario Ortiz Orchestra in 1976. Santa Rosa grew up listening to the salsa of the ’50s and ’60s, strongly influenced by El Gran Combo.
Victor-Andrés Cruz was born in the city of Bogotá, Colombia, the city where he first felt the powerful essence of music, and the city that has always been one of Victor's biggest sources of inspiration. He grew up in a family that was, and still is to this day, very passionate about Colombian Folk music.
Pedro Izquierdo, or better known as Pello el Afrokan, is considered the inventor of the Afro-Cuban rhythm of Mozambique, and a world famous percussionist. Pedro was born in Havana, Cuba as a grandson of Mandingos, who reproduced African drums.