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I am 30 years old. I was born in the Bronx, but raised in Spanish Harlem. I grew up listening to Salsa music. My dad was my biggest influence in music. He had a six piece band for over 25 years. The type of music he played was merengue,trio,salsa,and x-mas songs. I remember playing congas with him at the age of 8. At the age of 21, I met another person that became my music angel(as i like to call him) Mr. Eddie Iglesias. This man inspired me to live my dream. Eddie was a well known person in the music circle. He played a red trombone and sang english songs for Bobby Rodriguez Y la Compania and Joe Batan. He also started his own band called "The Bad Street Boys". Eddie introduced me to a lot of musicians such as: Bobby Ridriguez,Martin Arroyo,Frankie Vazquez,Joe Batan,Willie "The Horn" Rodriguez and many more. Charlie Salinas was another person he introduced me to. I began to take timbal lessons with Charlie. I have learned and continue to learn from him. Charlie took me from playing timbal at home to playing with bands. Today I have a Salsa latin jazz band called "JOHNNY MAMBO Y EL RICO SON". We have been together for about 2 years now. We play at different locations in NYC. We also perform at private parties such as: Birthdays, Wedding,Graduations,Anniv.