Federico Vicente Fong Pharris (born 1967 in

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) simply known as Federico Fong is a musician and producer, member of several bands in

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and the

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; these include Hip Hop Hoodíos, Jaguares,Kim, Jae-Ha (28 February 1997)
Year of the cat? Jaguares prowls U.S.
''Chicago Sun-Times'' ("When that group disbanded Andre and Hernandez went on to form Jaguares which also includes guitarist Jose Manuel Aguilera and bassist Federico Fong") La Barranca,

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,Guzman, Isaac (25 January 2002)
OYS IN THE 'HOOD - MEET THE LATIN-JEWISH RAPPERS
''Daily News (New York)'' ("...drummer Federico Fong, a former member of the celebrated Mexican band Caifanes.") and

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Biography

Born in Northern California's Bay Area in 1967 to a Panamanian father of

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and an American mother, Fong relocated at a young age with his family to

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where he has lived for the majority of his life. He was a resident of

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, New York for a few years and then relocated to

to continue working mainly with band La Barranca.

References

1967 births Living people Mexican bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Musicians from Mexico City American emigrants to Mexico Mexican people of Panamanian descent Mexican people of Chinese descent 20th-century American bass guitarists 20th-century American male musicians Mexican male guitarists {{bass-guitarist-stub