Edwin Abel Ramirez is a multi-talented artist, composer, and songwriter known as "KaRu". Born in the Dominican Republic, Edwin and his family immigrated to the United States when he was 13 years old. His love for music began at the tender age of 8 and by 9 Edwin was performing at talent shows gaining talent recognition and on-stage experience. He learned not only to be a songwriter, but to also play the keyboard, guitar, and percussion. After graduating high school, he joined New York based popular merengue group, "Oro Solido." During Edwin's 5 year run with the band, he recorded and performed hits like, "Las Mujeres", "Las Locas", "Me Tiene Amarrao", and "Pa' Que Bebas", to name a few. His dream and desire was to start his own band. In 1997, he decided it was time to part ways from the group to pursue his dream. Splitting from Oro Solido to form KaRu did not come without trials and tribulations. Edwin followed his philosophy of life, "Sometimes in life one is confronted with tough situations; it is all ab