NG² (duo)

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NG² is a Puerto Rican Salsa duo formed by Norberto Vélez and Gerardo Rivas. Norberto and Gerardo were a part of fellow Puerto Rican Salsero/Salsa singer Víctor Manuelle orchestra before deciding to go out solo. Víctor Manuelle has supported them all throughout. The duo has enjoyed much success during their 16-year career, even winning a Latin Billboard in 2005 for Best Tropical Song.^[1] Norberto Vélez and Gerardo Rivas, the groups' vocalists performed the single "Mi salsa se respeta" as a message to the other groups in the industry.^[2] With it they wanted to express that "while young in this, [industry] we know how to do our work very well".^[2] When the group debuted, their success was underestimated by the public and fellow musicians.^[2] Both performers also noted that they want the tropical genre to unify their efforts, to gather interest from the public.^[2]

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Afterwards, Norberto Vélez, singer, composer, producer, arranger and Entertainer built a small house with a porch at "La Loma del Temeguindoin"-"The Hill of Temeguindoin" in the Barrio (District) of Naranjito located in Hatillo, Puerto Rico. In 2019, Norberto starting producing []YouTube|YouTube]] videos episodes titled "Sesiones Desde La Loma"/"Sessions from the Hill" approximately every month. Norerto's initial goal is to produce 25 video sessions. He also produces his own music videos as well and uploaded his live concert which premiered on April 09, 2021 from "LA Loma" Titled "A Mi Modo" which has been viewed over 67K times.

Biography of Gerardo Rivas[]

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Gerardo Rivas was born on July 21, 1982 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. His father Jerry Rivas, currently a member now for over 40 years of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico Salsa group, took him to the band activities and his passion for Salsa music grew. One day his father and mother Yolanda Vivas propose to Gerardo to make a musical group for his generation. Gerardo began his music career at age of ten leading a children's group called "Gerardito and Los Rockolos" and studied percussion at the Libre de musica of Puerto Rico, where he would meet Professor Santiago J. "Chago" Martínez, Percussionist-Timbales, recording artist and educator who also worked as Director of the orchestra of Víctor Manuelle. During his first months with the famous salsero, Gerardo was a backup singer, soon to be a percussionist in the group. It was during that time he would meet Norberto Vélez and that is when they formed the group NG2 and the rest is history.

Biography of Norberto Vélez[]

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Norberto Vélez was born on August 20, 1979 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. His family is made up of his father Heriberto Vélez, his mother Norma Curbelo and his younger sister Normarí Vélez. Before taking his first steps in his residence in the town of Hatillo, Puerto Rico, Norberto already showed signs of his artistic streak. His first music teacher was his own father, who offered classes at the Escuela Libre de Música and at the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico in the town of Arecibo. In his childhood, Norberto showed interest in learning to play various instruments, of which he made the guitar his favorite. This marked only the beginning of Norberto's musical life. At the age of seven, Norberto, always led by his parents, began to offer his first musical performances interpreting the typical music of our country. He was in this environment for approximately ten years between the ensembles Conjunto Tipico Clasico and Conjunto 4x4. When Norberto was 17 years old, he joined the Trompeta Con Trovadores - Trumpet with Trovadores, directed by maestro Elías López Sobá, where he began to feel a great passion for the salsa genre. During this time, he had the opportunity to participate as a backup singer with various artists such as: Kedwin Ceballo, Frankie Negrón, Carolina la O, Pedro Brull, among others. After approximately three years, Norberto has the opportunity to join as a backup singer with the Sonero de la Juventud, Victor Manuelle. In 2003 Victor presented the concert where Norberto had the opportunity to sing the duet with the sonero of youth the song of "Sin Bandera Si te vas"/"Without the Flag, it leaves you".

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