HEADED BY ORLANDO CONTRERAS JR. LEAD SINGER & BASS PLAYER OF THE GROUP. WHOSE MUSICAL TALENTS ARE IN HIS ROOTS HIS FATHER WAS THE FAMOUS “BOLERISTA” FROM CUBA, "ORLANDO CONTRERAS", GRUPO CONTRERAS IS A UNIQUE BLEND OF MUSICAL VIRTUOSOS AND THAT SPECIAL LATIN FLAVOR THAT ENCOMPASSES WHAT IS DISTINGUISHED TODAY FROM OTHER MUSIC GENRES AS THE TROPICAL SALSA EXPLOSION.
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HEADED BY ORLANDO CONTRERAS JR. LEAD SINGER & BASS PLAYER OF THE GROUP. WHOSE MUSICAL TALENTS ARE IN HIS ROOTS HIS FATHER WAS THE FAMOUS “BOLERISTA” FROM CUBA, "ORLANDO CONTRERAS", GRUPO CONTRERAS IS A UNIQUE BLEND OF MUSICAL VIRTUOSOS AND THAT SPECIAL LATIN FLAVOR THAT ENCOMPASSES WHAT IS DISTINGUISHED TODAY FROM OTHER MUSIC GENRES AS THE TROPICAL SALSA EXPLOSION. GRUPO CONTRERAS’ REPERTOIRE RANGES FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF MUSICAL STYLES, FROM SALSA TO SWING AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. THE GROUP HAS PERFORMES REGULARLY AT HOT SPOTS LOCALLY AND IS BOOKED REGULARLY ON SOUTH BEACH, BUT TRAVEL ENGAGEMENTS ARE FREQUENT. GRUPO CONTRERAS CONSISTS OF THREE TALENTED MUSICIANS ON UPRIGHT & ELECTRIC BASS, PIANO & KEYBOARDS AND DRUMS & PERCUSSION, BUT CAN BE DOWNSIZED TO A DUO OR EXPANDED TO THE MAMBO-DAYS GRAND ORCHESTRAS INCLUDING AN ELABORATE HORN SECTION. WHEN ON STAGE, THE GROUP NOT ONLY GIVES THE BEST OF ITS MUSICAL TALENTS, BUT ALSO DELIGHTS THE AUDIENCE WITH A “SHOW” SPECTACULAR FROM EACH MUSICIAN’S INDIVIDUAL PERSONA THAT’S DESTINED TO MAKE YOU JUMP OUT OF YOUR SEAT AND ONTO THE DANCE FLOOR. THE BOTTOM LINE IS, YOU’LL BE GLAD YOU ENJOYED A NIGHT OF MUSICAL SPICE! GRUPO CONTRERAS STYLE.