Agustin (Indio) Martinez
Lead Vocalist
Indio is from Catano P.R. His love, and forte is the Bolero. He is a U.S. Army Veteran of 23 years. Indio is known as one of the strongest salsa singers in the San Francisco bay area. He has performed in various bands like Orquesta Cadencia, Sensual, Cimarron, and Bakan. Indio has performed with Ray de la Paz, Cano Estremera, Paquito Acosta, Tito Rojas and Willie Gonzalez. Indio is working on his first CD with his friend and grammy winner Pablo (Chino) Nunez titled "Pa'l Bailador y El Rumbero". Indio is co-founder of Pa'l Bailador, " The Dancers Salsa Band".
Neftali (Talo) Rosado Jr.
Bongo - Campana
Neftali started playing bongo with Orquesta Sensual . Co-founder of Pa'l Bailador, he has studied with Jorgie Delgado,Louie Romero, and many others. He has composed several original songs , set to debut in 2011. With parents from Ponce and Penuelas, Puerto Rico Salsa has always been a part of his life.
Fernando (Nando) Wilkins Jr.
Vocalist/Composer
Fernando began his musical career in 1998 and since then, has been a key part of many of the Bay Area's salsa bands. Fernando is an established composer of latin music, and is writing music for Pa'l Bailador and Orquesta BaKan. Fernando is currently working with world renown Grammy Award winning musicians and arrangers, Maximo Rodriguez of the Spanish Harlem Orquesta, Doug Beavers Rovira of Eddie Palmieri y La Selecta ll, and Pablo "Chino" Nunez of Chino Nunez, all have written musical arrangements for Fernando's compositions.
