The Black Butterflies Biography The concept of The Black Butterflies had it’s beginnings on 24 May, 2008 with a “Concert In The Garden” gig at Larokko Manor. The band had a different line up and a different band title. However the core of that band was Fred Berryhill, Mercedes Figueras, and Tony Larokko. On 23 August, 2009 Nick Gianni join the band on a gig at La Terrazza Restaurant and Bopa King Carre joined the band on 19 September, 2009 at a gig at De Santos Restaurant in the West Greenwich Village, New York. It was at this time the name of the band was changed to The Black Butterflies after a painting on the wall of Saxophonist Mercedes Figueras. We recorded our first CD, 1 De Mayo, with the addition of Dan Tepfer on keyboards and Kenny Wollensen on trap drums on 29 September, 2009 and released the CD in 2010. We replaced Dan Tepfer with Levi Barcourt on keyboards 29 May, 2010 and on 06 November, 2011 we returned to the studio to record our second CD, Rainbows For Ramon. We added Karl Berger to the group on Vibes and Melondica for this recording and has since, become a part of the band. His knowledge in music was a gift and a blessing in disguise and we have all benefited with his addition. Since 2008 we have performed all over New York City, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. Through these performances we have grown as a group and our music has grown to inspire our audiences to continue to support us. The description of our group is as follows: Who are the Black Butterflies? The Black Butterflies are individual who come together from different cultural, ethnical, and geological backgrounds, brought together by spirit to elevate the listener to a higher plain of consciousness with their music. Like the butterfly, who uses its' experience of being born and having to endure survival as a caterpillar from aerial and earth bound predators to morph into the butterfly, we have done likewise. In doing so we have become a group that bring high energy, intensity, and passion to our music that brings about healing. As the butterfly spreads its’ wings in flight it spreads healing and pollination all over the world as it goes from flower to flower around the world, we the Black Butterflies have morphed and spread our wings to bring about the same healing and pollination through our music. So experience the healing and spiritual force of “The Black Butterflies”.http://theblackbutterflies.com