Irwin “Wito” Rodriguez was born in Chicago of Puerto Rican parents and had his beginnings in the musical field as a singer and musician. During his teen years, he performed with a Rock and Roll band as a guitar player.
In 1968 Wito decided to move to “ La Isla Del Encanto”, Puerto Rico, in order to look for his musical roots and experience the spicy sounds of his beloved Latin Rhythm.
His first encounter in the Salsa Genre was with a 60’s Puerto Rican percussionist named “Chacon y Su Orquesta”, where Wito learned all the Latin rhythms like the Guaguanco, Boogaloo, Salsa