The prolific Colombian salsa group Fruko y sus Tesos (whose name is partly
inspired by the pseudonym, Fruko, of group founder and multi-instrumentalist
Julio Ernesto Estrada Rincón) formed in Medellin and launched their career with
Tesura in 1969. They are best known for their 1975 salsa anthem "El Preso,"
composed by the band's percussionist Álvaro Velásquez. The band went on to
record scores of albums following the appointment of singers "Piper Pimienta"
Díaz (who rotated lead vocals in the early 1970s before moving on to perform
with The Latin Brothers and going solo), the lat...