Ruben Blades is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, lawyer, actor, Latin jazz musician, and politician, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres.
Elvis Crespo is a Puerto Rican-American Grammy Award winning merengue singer. Although Crespo was born in New York City he grew up in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico with his mother. He joined the ensemble Grupo Mania in the mid 90’s, which led him to fame.
Willy Chirino was called “King” of Miami’s Calle Ocho Festival already back in 1993. He is the master of Miami Salsa music with more than 100 songs and 28 recorded albums.