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Grupo Fuego headlines Latin Night at Sam Houston Club at Fort Sam Houston on Friday night.
The concert is the second in the monthly concert series at the community center. DJ Papote will open the show. Showtime is 9 p.m.; doors open at 8:30 p.m. Free admission before 9 p.m.; $5 after. The Sam Houston Club is located at Bldg 1395 Chaffe Rd. at Fort Sam Houston.
Officials are advising fans to come in to the base through the Walters/IH 35 and Benz-Engelman/IH 35 gates.
A new Latin Night showcase is a special treat for music fans. It is often that salsa/tropical music gets a new venue in an elegant establishment.
According to manager Doug Rush, the previous Latin Night at the Sam Houston Club was a success, with Grupo SonCache drawing an estimated 300-plus fans to the club.
Meanwhile, the Sam Houston Club has become a busy center for community events like wedding receptions, quinceañeras, youth and adult activities and other social events.
For more details call Manager Doug Rush at (210) 224-2721 or visit www.fortsamhoustonmwr.com or www.myspace.com/djpapote
A relatively new group, Fuego is known for their mix of dance and tropical rhythms like salsa, cumbias, bachata, merengeue, reggaeton and cumbias. 9 p.m. Friday, June 20.
The group is led by singer Ivan Pacheco. The other bandmembers are Eric Gutierrez, vocals/keyboards; Mike Baez, drums; Reggie Troche, congas; and Jaime Rivera, bongos.
Pacheco said the band is getting ready to go into the studio.
"We are working on a record production but we're just in the initial stages," said Pacheco. "We expect the album to come out early next year."
Pacheco comes from a family of musicians and singers, He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico and grew up in San Juan.
His first groups included Sergio Hernandez, Uby Roy, Los Hijos de Puerto Rico and Cesar Flores in the mid-90s. He also performed with La Tanon Band as one of the lead singers and was on the CD "Te Toca A Ti."
In 2003, Pacheco moved to San Antonio on 2003 and joined La Orquesta Tropicante. In 2006, he formed Grupo Fuego.
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