Jose Velez

Singer - Director

Was born and raised in Cayey, Puerto Rico. It was there that he learned to sing and play the guitar at the tender age of nine years old. Not long after that, he started performing salsa and merengue music with many bands in Puerto Rico. Afterwards he enlisted in the US Air Force in 1980. He began playing trumpet with the Air Force Band in Denver, Colorado.

While in the military he formed and directed salsa bands in many places such as; Fayetteville North Carolina, Ramstein Germany, Torrejon Spain, Homestead Florida. He arrived to San Antonio in 1993. He sang with several groups before deciding to start his own band, Orquesta Tropicante, in 1996. He is very proud of the orchestra, and work with very professional musicians, to bring you the best of salsa music in San Antonio Texas