El Grupo is a

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band founded by session musician and Toto guitarist

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. The band also features

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on keyboards, Oskar Cartaya on bass, and

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on drums. The band primarily tours

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clubs in the

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and Europe and is known for highly improvisational sets that vary widely from show to show. El Grupo recorded one album, in 2005, entitled ''El Grupo Live''. In the autumn 2006, the song "I'm Buzzed", from a live recording of El Grupo, was contributed to the album project Artists for Charity -

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, produced by Slang Productions, to assist World Vision Canada in helping underprivileged kids in need.

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