Fruko Y Sus Tesos
The prolific Colombian salsa group Fruko y sus Tesos (whose name is partly inspired by the pseudonym, Fruko, of group founder and multi-instrumentalist Julio Ernesto Estrada Rincón) formed in Medellin and launched their career with Tesura in 1969. They are best known for their 1975 salsa anthem "El Preso," composed by the band's percussionist Álvaro Velásquez. The band went on to record scores of albums following the appointment of singers "Piper Pimienta" Díaz (who rotated lead vocals in the early 1970s before moving on to perform with The Latin Brothers and going solo), the late Joe Arroyo (who died in 2011), and Wilson "Saoko" Manyoma, who sang "El Preso," in the mid-'1970s. Some of their most notable albums from that era include A la Memoria del Muerto (1971), El Bueno (1972), Ayunando (1973) El Violento (1973), La Fruta Bomba (1974), El Caminante (1974), later scoring hits with "El Ausente," "El Caminante," and "Manyoma." Fruko y sus Tesos achieved popularity in both Latin America and the US, playing at Madison Square Garden in New York in 1993. In 2013, Julio Ernesto Estrada Rincón launched his candidacy as a Colombian senator under the presidency of Juan Manuel Santos and that same year, the group released their 42nd album, Fruko Sinfónico. The follow-up, El Glorioso, was issued in 2014 and after a break from recording, they returned in 2022 with "Trueno," a collaborative single with Colombian cumbia legends Afrosound (who are also masterminded by Fruko/Julio Ernesto Estrada Rincón).
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Fruko el Patillero
Salsa - Released by 2018 Discos Fuentes on 23 Mar 2018
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Rescatando los Éxitos Originales del Long Play
Salsa - Released by 2015 Discos Fuentes on 1 Jul 2015
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Entre Marido y Mujer
Salsa - Released by 2015 Discos Fuentes on 1 Jul 2015
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Alma con alma
Adalberto Santiago Adalberto, Fruko Y Sus Tesos, Hector Lavoe, Eddie Santiago
World - Released by fraganciabeat on 23 Oct 2022
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Fruko el Bueno
Salsa - Released by 2018 Discos Fuentes on 20 Oct 1972
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Soy Como Soy
Salsa - Released by 2015 Discos Fuentes on 1 Mar 2004
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El Bachiller
Salsa - Released by 2015 Discos Fuentes on 22 Apr 2014
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Esto Si Es Salsa de Verdad
Salsa - Released by 2015 Discos Fuentes on 21 May 2015
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The Godfather Of Salsa
World - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 1 Jan 1990
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Ahora Vengo Yo
Salsa - Released by 2015 Discos Fuentes on 1 Jul 2015
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La ultima rumba
Adalberto Santiago Adalberto, Henry Fiol Henry Fiol, Fruko Y Sus Tesos, Eddie Santiago
World - Released by fraganciabeat on 23 Oct 2022
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El Cachetero
Salsa - Released by 2015 Discos Fuentes on 1 Jul 2015
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Mujer Interesada (feat. Diego Arango)
World - Released by Fruko Records on 11 Mar 2022
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El Magnifico
Salsa - Released by 2018 Discos Fuentes on 23 Mar 2018
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Habla Que Es de Limón
Salsa - Released by 2015 Discos Fuentes on 1 Jul 2015
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El Glorioso
Salsa - Released by 2015 Discos Fuentes on 1 Jul 2015
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El Cocinero Mayor
Salsa - Released by 2018 Discos Fuentes on 1 Sep 1978
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo