Cucho García

• Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Started playing guitar in 7th grade and studied for two years with Miguel Alcaide who was the top requinto player on the island.
• Started playing piano at age 16 as an emergency substitute in a band he was playing guitar and sax.
• Continued playing through college (University of Puerto Rico) where he studied Business Administration.
• Started working at IBM in 1976 and playing music professionally was put on hold for 30 years until his retirement in 2006.
• During the years that he was not playing professionally, he always played at church on Sundays and also played guitar for a few years with the Sentimental Journey Orchestra in Atlanta, GA.
• Recently recorded piano and guitar parts of the score for the movie Gordon Glass to be released shortly. The composer and arranger of the music is Luis Montilla who lives in L.A. and is a close friend of Cucho. They continue collaborating in several projects.
• Cucho and wife Tita were married in 1975. They have three children and three grandchildren. They reside in Alpharetta, GA.

Nelson Vega

• Born in Borinquen, where he lived his first 31 years.
• During his middle school (and actually while rehearsing the graduation song) he discovered he could sing. He became a member of his High School and Church Choir. Also in high school, he picked up a guitar and has not put it down since.
• Initially he played guitar, Puerto Rican cuatro, and then bass guitar - also singing occasionally with a "Nueva Trova" group between 1979 to 1982.
• In 1983, he came to be part of a group called "Sabros�where, along with his brother and piano player Luis Vega, sang and played bass guitar at parties and other events for a few years.
• In 1987, he became the bass player for a "Plena" folk group known as "Los Pleneros de la 23 Abajo". With them he played until June of 1992 learning about the rhythms derived from the African influence in Puerto Rican Music.
• Nelson moved to Atlanta, GA with his family in 1992. Since then has been playing and singing solo as well as with various groups and bands. A lead singer and "sonero" for "Orquesta L�ca"; since 1994, with them he recorded the "Enrique Mercado and his Orquesta L�ca" CD in 1998.
• As the lead singer of "Orquesta Tamboricua" from the late 90's until recently, he performed opening on concerts for headliners such as Oscar de Leon, Gilberto Santarosa, Victor Manuel, Joe Arroyo, Rey Ruiz, Plena Libre and Los Van Van.
• He also sang with "Rumba Habana" between 1996 and until 2003 and has worked occasionally with "Serenata Band", "Novasound" and other musical groups in Atlanta.
• Currently, and since 2006, he performs solo at the Mexico City Gourmet in Decatur, GA and at Palomilla's Cuban Restaurant in Norcross.

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