Fulanito, a group of Dominicans born in the United States, has receieved some of the large acclaim in Latin America for being among the first groups to combine Merengue (specifically Perico Ripiao) with Reggaeton, Rap and hip hop, and house, with about 2 million albums sold throughout the world. At one time, they were the top selling act in Colombia, and placed on other charts including those of Japan, Switzerland, United States, and Chile. Their name means "little businessman" in Dominican slang. The group was formerly known as 2 in a Room. History The group started, when, in the early 1990s, the lead singer Rafael Vargas started recording with accordion player Arsenio de la Rosa when growing up in Washington Heights, a neighborhood in Manhattan, New York. They recorded their first song, "Guayando", and, after several failed attempts of presenting their music to a handful of large Latin labels, released their debut CD (with the help of Cutting

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