Grupo Ensamble is a Mexican cumbia sonidera outfit founded by Veracruz
bandleader Martín Olvera Luna, who began performing locally around 2000,
formally launched the project in 2001, and later coined its signature banner “El
Ritmo Sabroso del Ensamble” in 2005 to fuse tropical cumbia with a distinctly
veracruzano swing. After Olvera’s passing in 2020, direction passed to his son
Salvador Olvera Ríos, who has continued the group’s studio and touring work.
Early catalog markers include the retrospective set Nuestros Inicios (2018) and
the live album El Ritmo Sabroso del Grupo Ensam...