NG² (duo)

Bayamon Puerto Rico

Gerardo Rivas was born on July 21, 1982, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. His father Jerry Rivas, currently a member now for over 40 years of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico Salsa group, took him to the band activities and his passion for Salsa music grew. One day his father and mother Yolanda Vivas propose to Gerardo to make a musical group for his generation. Gerardo began his music career at age of ten leading a children's group called "Gerardito and Los Rockolos" and studied percussion at the Libre de musica of Puerto Rico, where he would meet Professor Santiago J. "Chago" Martínez, Percussionist-Timbales, recording artist and educator who also worked as Director of the orchestra of Víctor Manuelle. During his first months with the famous salsero, Gerardo was a backup singer, soon to be a percussionist in the group. It was during that time he would meet Norberto Vélez and that is when they formed the group NG2 and the rest is history.

Clock Tower University of Puerto Rico-San Marcos-Harvard

Norberto Vélez was born on August 20, 1979, in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. His family is made up of his father Heriberto Vélez, his mother Norma Curbelo and his younger sister Normarí Vélez. Before taking his first steps in his residence in the town of Hatillo, Puerto Rico, Norberto already showed signs of his artistic streak. His first music teacher was his own father, who offered classes at the Escuela Libre de Música and at the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico in the town of Arecibo. In his childhood, Norberto showed interest in learning to play various instruments, of which he made the guitar his favorite. This marked only the beginning of Norberto's musical life. At the age of seven, Norberto, always led by his parents, began to offer his first musical performances interpreting the typical music of our country. He was in this environment for approximately ten years between the ensembles Conjunto Tipico Clasico and Conjunto 4x4. When Norberto was 17 years old, he joined the Trompeta Con Trovadores – Trumpet with Trovadores, directed by maestro Elías López Sobá, where he began to feel a great passion for the salsa genre. During this time, he had the opportunity to participate as a backup singer with various artists such as: Kedwin Ceballo, Frankie Negrón, Carolina la O, Pedro Brull, among others. After approximately three years, Norberto has the opportunity to join as a backup singer with the Victor Manuelle known as El Sonero de la Juventud. In 2003 Victor presented the concert where Norberto had the opportunity to sing the duet with the sonero of youth the song of "Sin Bandera Si te vas"/"Without the Flag, it leaves you".

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  Gilberto Santa Rosa
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  Víctor Manuel Ruiz Velázquez - Victor Manuelle
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  Johnny Rivera
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  Julio César Rojas López - Tito Rojas
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  Ángel "Cucco" Peña
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  Humberto "Tito" Nieves
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  Ismael Ruiz Hernández - Maelo Ruiz