The popular cumbia group Grupo 5 is on everyone’s lips after the statements of Lucho Paz, former vocalist of the northern band, who said that Christian Yaipén the group’s lead singer, is not convincing as a singer. Many singers of the same artistic genre also criticized the fact that all the attention is focused on the youngest of the Yaipén brothers and not on the entire front line of Grupo 5 performers.
Who are the members of Group 5?
Although singers like Dante Cardosa, I fight Paz and Leonard Leon They stated that the Group 5 focuses all his interest on the figure of Christian Yaipén The truth is that the group has more members who manage to connect with the public in their multitudinous concerts in Peru and around the world.
Currently, Grupo 5 is made up of Christian Yaipén, Andy Yaipén, Elmer Yaipén, Pedro Loli, Pepe Menis, Abel Garay and Thony Valencia. According to Víctor Yaipén, co-founder of Grupo 5 and later creator of Orquesta Candela, the name of the cumbia band was chosen due to the existence of other groups with numerical names, such as Grupo 1 from Mexico, Grupo 2 from Venezuela and Grupo 3 from Argentina.
“I was going to name my group Grupo 4, but in Chile there was one called ‘Los 4 Soles’. I got discouraged and opted for Grupo 5, coincidentally there were five of us,” he explained on ‘El valor de la verdad’.
Lucho Paz questions Christian Yaipén’s vocal talent in cumbia
I fight Paz, former member of the renowned Group 5 has recently launched criticism towards Christian Yaipén, current leader and vocalist of the group. In an interview, the Peruvian musician gave his opinion about his colleague, calling him an “acceptable singer” but who, in his opinion, “fails to convince” the most demanding followers of Peruvian cumbia.
“He is an acceptable singer, he has a normal vocal range. It is standard. He cannot play with his voice, I have heard him sing cumbia many times, because he has gone straight to cumbia, he has no experience with other songs and singing cumbia is difficult, even if it seems easy. It is not singing for singing’s sake, you have to put feeling into it, above all, interpretation. I think very few have that,” said maestro Paz at the beginning.
Lucho Paz explodes against Christian Yaipén and belittles his talent: “Acceptable singer.” Photo: Composition LR/Lucho Paz/Instagram/Captura Latina
Summary: Group 5 has more members in the band, besides Christian Yaipén
Criticism of Christian Yaipén by Lucho Paz : Lucho Paz, former vocalist of Grupo 5, has criticized Christian Yaipén, the current leader of the group, calling him an “acceptable singer” who does not convince the most demanding followers of Peruvian cumbia.
Focus on Christian Yaipén :Some cumbia singers have expressed their dissatisfaction with the exclusive attention given to Christian Yaipén in Grupo 5, arguing that all members of the band should receive recognition.Current composition of Group 5 : The group is currently made up of Christian Yaipén, Andy Yaipén, Elmer Yaipén, Pedro Loli, Pepe Menis, Abel Garay, and Thony Valencia.Origin of the name “Group 5” : Víctor Yaipén, co-founder of Grupo 5, explained that the name of the band was chosen in reference to other numerical groups in Latin America, such as Grupo 1 of Mexico, Grupo 2 of Venezuela and Grupo 3 of Argentina.
Reactions in the world of cumbia : Lucho Paz’s statements about Christian Yaipén have generated reactions and discussions in the world of Peruvian cumbia, highlighting the debate about talent and leadership within the group.
