Coco Garcia Rumba Libre Band

Since living in Salt Lake City, “Coco” Garcia has performed and toured many States and performed with famous singers such as Gloria Estefan, Lalo Rodriguez, Oscar de Leon, Tito Gomez, Maelo Ruiz, Poncho Sanchez, Guianko, and recorded for Konami Studios; where he featured one of his songs (La Receta) in their video game; Dance Revolution “The Hottest Dance 3”. Coco also performed with Gloria Estefan in the 2002 Winter Olympic closing ceremonies in Salt Lake City and opened shows for Dave Matthews Band at Olympic plaza with Mambo Jumbo Band and toured Europe in 2004 with Orquesta Latino as their main singer on a 30 days tour for the US Air force entertainments and performed in 5 European countries.

Coco Garcia has also lent his singing talents to many local bands in Utah starting with Salsa Brava, Ritmo Caliente, Mambo Jumbo, Orquesta Latino, and now his own masterpiece; Rumba Libre Band, where he took the next step and started to write his own music.

Rumba Libre Band has its roots planted firmly in Salsa, Latin Jazz, and Afro-Cuban music. With its formation in 2008, the group has developed into an extraordinarily tight and musically creative unit. With a home base in Salt Lake City, the group has built a loyal fan base that attracts many salsa dancers.