The musicians in a band are very much like the notes in a chord! They come together to create a full rich sound, but also have their own identity.

Much like the conga can break away from the drum pattern for a brief solo in the middle of a rumba jam, any of the musicians from Rumba con Son can also be found alone with his/her instrument at the park on a hot Summer day or in the recording studio on a late night doing something he/she doesn't usually do with the band.

This section of our site is dedicated to the 10 individual and distinct musicians who come together to form Orquesta Rumba con Son.





Jose was born in the northern part of the Dominican Republic (El Cibao), and came to the United States at the age of 13. He started his formal music training at the age of 7 studying piano for a number of years as part of the school curriculum. After picking up the study of piano again in high school, he subsequently graduated from Rutgers University in 1991 with a double major in Music and Political Science.

Having studied music theory and composition in college, Jose began arranging music for solo singers and bands while attending law school at Rutgers School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.

A lawyer by day, Jose has been performing professionally in restaurants and night clubs since the age of 15 accompanying solo singers and as pianist for numerous local bands in New Jersey. In 1997, he, with 2 other friends, started a Merengue band named Orquesta Suprema. The band released its first original recording the following year. The album, called “Poniendo la Ley,” featured 10 original tracks. Jose arranged 7 of the 10 tracks, directed the recording sessions, and played a key role in the production and mixing of the album. As music director for the band, Jose was responsible for the band’s repertoire, and the excellence which earned the band a good reputation in the central New Jersey area for close to 10 years.

In 1999, Jose launched a home recording studio, Serenata Recording Studio. The studio has hosted the recordings of many bands performing a variety of Latin rhythms such as Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia, Bachata, reggaeton, Mexican rhythms, and even poetry. Jose has also produced numerous albums recorded at his studio, and continues to arrange music in a variety of genres for artists recording at his studio. Jose brings his many years of stage and studio musical experience to Orquesta Rumba con Son, with two principal goals: “to have fun, and to make people dance!”




Born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, of Puerto Rican parents, Moises picked up music at an early age. At the age of 13 he picked up the guitar and learned to create his own music while playing in the Saint Mary's Cathedral Youth Group. Inspired by the passion of music, Moises traveled to several youth retreats in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York to sing and play.

At the age of 18 Moises grew a new passion: a passion that would drive him to the world of Salsa. Fascinated by his new found interest, Moises decided to record a Salsa Album as a solo, independent artist. The album, "Despierta" which was dedicated to his parents, was a great success, but he would not stop there!

In 2007, Moises joined Orquesta Rumba Con Son. This 12-piece salsa band offered the musical backing he had been looking for to complement his singing and writing career.

Moises enjoys listening to old and new Salsa. His expressive singing style has been influenced by Hector Lavoe, Gilberto Santa Rosa and Domingo Qiñones. Moises has a passion for music, women and life, and enjoys a good cognac in the company of friends. In his spare time, he likes to sing, accompanied by his guitar, and write lyrics.






Born and raised in Central new Jersey of Colombian parents, Danny developed an interest in music performance when he was just 10 years old. He has been playing bass for the past 10 years, and, at his young age, has already had the opportunity to perform with a number of world famous vallenato groups, including Los Diablitos, and Johan Roa. Danny also played with a number of other important vallenato groups, including Wilmer Manga y Los Internacionales del Vallenato, and Sociedad Vallenata.

In 2005, Danny collaborated with a Christian music group in an album entitled "Sangre y Fuego." He recorded the bass part for all of the tracks in the album which contained cumbia, bachata, salsa, ballad, and other genre. It was during the recording of this album that Danny and Rumba con Son music director, Jose Abreu, met. 3 years later, Danny joined Rumba con Son to add his diverse playing style to the band's sizzling hot repertoire.












Angel was born in Puerto Rico, but moved to New Brunswick, New Jersey at an early age. He started playing the congas at the age of 10. In his early teenage years, Angel met at the park on a regular basis with other young Puerto Ricans in the neighborhood, including bandmate Billy Ortiz, for percussion jamming sessions.

In 1990, Angel joined his brother's Merengue band in which he remained playing congas for 3 years. True to his roots, Angel, along with band mate Jose Abreu, then started his own salsa band "Nueva Dimencion." The band played regularly at clubs in the tri-state area for a few years, and enjoyed a good reputation as a tight and progressive salsa band.

In 1998, Angel joined Banda Suprema, a Merengue and Bachata band based in Central New Jersey. He remain with Banda Suprema for the next 9 years until he joined Rumba con Son in the Summer of 2006.

Angel has a unique conga playing style which he has developed over the years. His influences include Giovanni Idalgo, Rey Barreto, and Mongo Santamaria, among others. He likes to play and listen to hard salsa from the 70s and 80s, and likes to experiment with different salsa beats on the congas.




Billy was born in historic New Brunswick, New Jersey of Puerto Rican parents. He started playing timbales at the age of 12. In his early teenage years, Billy met at the park on a regular basis with other young Puerto Ricans in the neighborhood, including bandmate Angel Gonzalez, for percussion jamming sessions.

In 1975, Billy moved to Puerto Rico for a brief time. While in Puerto Rico, he played with a group called Conjunto Imagen. Upon his return to the States, Billy continue to develop his skills on the timbales by playing with a variety of local groups, and by pllaying at home to the tune of hard salsa from the 70's. In 1995, Billy started playing with a salsa group called Nueva Dimension where he joined bandmates Angel Gonzalez and Jose Abreu.

Billy loves salsa! He has an extensive salsa collection which includes hard and romantic salsa titles from all times.













Ivan was born in Trenton, NJ, of Puerto Rican parents. He was introduced to salsa music at an early age since his older brother had a salsa band which rehearsed regularly in the basement of their house. During breaks, Ivan would go bang on the timbales. His brother in law (Peewee), a seasoned musician in his own right, saw his interest in playing and took it upon himself to teach young Ivan to play the timbales.

At the age of 11, Ivan had an opportunity to join his brother’s band and be the youngest timbale player in the area. The year Ivan joined his brother’s band, the band opened for Cortijo at the Time Machine in Trenton; and unforgettable experience. Later in the year his parents relocated to Puerto Rico and Ivan was forced to leave the band, but not his love for Latin music. While In Puerto Rico he played in church and in his sister's tuna group.

At the age of 17, Ivan joined the military and proudly served his country for 9 yrs. At the end of his military service, Ivan returned to New Jersey, and joined a local band where he remained for 2 years until the band broke up.

Ivan is finally at home with rumba con Son where his extensive performance background and his love for Latin music complement the band’s hard salsa repertoire.




Diego has been playing the trombone since he was 9 years old in a variety of ensembles including Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble, Pit Orchestra, and a previous Salsa Band. Growing up, Diego listened mostly to Hip Hop, R&B, Jazz and Classical music. It wasn't until he was 16 years old that he developed a passion for Salsa and other Latin music after watching a live Salsa concert with world famous artists at the Madison Square Garden. Since then he has grown to love the music representative of his Colombian roots.

As a member of Orquesta Rumba con Son, Diego has contributed to the expansion of the band's repertoire by transcribing popular Salsa songs for the group.

Diego recently graduated from Syracuse University in the summer of 2006 with a B.S. in Bioengineering and has plans of becoming a physician-scientist after completing medical school.












Luis grew up listening to a variety of music genres, and has been playing Trumpet since he was 9 years old. But it wasn't until he turned 15 that he truly started to appreciate all that tropical music has to offer.

Luis still enjoys listening to a variety of other music including Classical, Jazz, Rock, and R&B among other rhythms. He was born and raised in Elizabeth NJ; a large, ethnically diverse city with a strong Hispanic population and is of Colombian ancestry.

Luis graduated in May 2006 from Rutgers University with a major in Communications and a minor in Sociology.
















Hasan Anwar Mian has been playing the saxophone for over 10 years. In his career as a musician, Hasan has had the opportunity to play many different music styles and with many musicians. The names include, Latin Jazz artist/producer Anthony Rodriguez and the group Peotology, up and coming singer/song writer Victor Concepcion, and with the well-respected grass root band Buzz Universe.

Hasan was born in Perth Amboy and has been raised in Jersey City, where he first started playing Salsa and Merengue music at Dickinson high school at the age of 15. All through college Hasan played with the R.U. Salsa band, where he had the opportunity to open for world famous acts like Johnny Pacheco and Dickey Betts and the Southerners.

Hasan graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelors of Science in Biological Sciences with a minor in Music. He is currently working as a Quality Control chemist. In addition, Hasan is actively performing with the Rumba Con Son orchestra. Hasan hopes of starting his own music production company in the future, as well as opening his own recording studio one day.

His biggest influences on saxophone have been greats like: John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, Paquito D’Rivera, David Sandborn, Lester Young, and Maceo Parker. Also, artist like James Brown, Ottis Redding, Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe, Eddie Palmieri, and Ray Borretto have played a part in influencing Hasan’s musical growth.





Kenny was born in Paterson, NJ of Puerto Rican parents. He moved to Clifton, NJ and that is where he developed his interest in music. He began learning to play the trombone at the age of 11. After only a few months of learning the trombone, his father became a large influence in his music. He started out by playing with Salsa band's that his father had played for. At the age of 12, he played his first Salsa gig in Jersey City, in front of a massive crowd.

As he got older, he was more involved with his high school's bands. He was involved in the marching band, brass band, wind ensemble, orchestra, as well as 1 or 2 salsa bands he played with outside of school. Ever since then, he's managed to stay musically active. Whether it's writing electronic music for his own pleasure, or playing in the many bands that he is currently active in. He has played in Ska, Indie Rock, Pop and of course, Salsa bands.

He was pulled into Rumba Con Son in the summer of 2009 while practicing with another Salsa group on a Friday night. That is where he met Luis Motta, the trumpeter for RCS. That following Sunday, Kenny played his first event with Rumba Con Son at the Puerto Rican Heritage Festival in Vineland and has been a member ever since.

He also has expressed an interest in the Web/Graphic Design and has re-made this website himself, with the aid of the band.