Angel Ramirez Jr.
New York, NY (USA)
Role(s):
3 Kings Entertainment
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Location:
New York
Industry:
Entertainment
Year Founded:
1991
Number Employees:
INVALID
Description:
The Boyz del Barrio (aka Barrio Boyzz) are a popular Latino quintet known for their versatility, as can be heard on their 1995 release "How We Roll," an English-language album on which they perform everything from R&B and Hip-Hop to Soul. Since their inception, the New York group have had numerous hits on the Latin charts, two platinum albums in Spanish, and have even appeared in a feature film, I Like It Like That.
The group members are Ángel Ramirez, Jr., David Davilla, Hans Giraldo, and Louie Marrero. All of the Boys are New York natives and are bilingual in English and Spanish. As youths, they were especially influenced by the Soul music of the '70s, R&B of the '80s, Hip-Hop of the '90s and Reggaeton of the new Millennium. Formed in 1991, they were created as a mainstream Latino gr