 The band featured Angel Viloria on the accordion
(the accordion player was the traditional leader), Ramón
E. García on alto saxophone, Luis Quintero on tambora and Dioris Valladares on vocals.Between 1950 and 1952, it notched up
a number of hits under the New York based Ansonia Records banner
of Rafael Pérez.In its name, the band claimed to be authentic (tipico) El Cibao music - this is the region in north Dominican Republic, where merengue had its origins.