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((Short description|New York based Puerto Rican gang or musical group))
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((Unfocused|reason=the article covers mainly a gang, but the infobox musical artist, Discography, and [[:Category:Musical groups established in 1969]] pertain to something else; should probably split off [[Ghetto Brothers (band)]] |date=June 2016))
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((Infobox musical artist
| name = Ghetto Brothers
| background = group_or_band
| alias = The Ghetto Brothers
| origin = United States<br/>[[Puerto Rico]]
| genre = [[Funk]]<br/>[[Soul music|Soul]]<br/>[[Latin American music|Latin]]<br/>[[Hip Hop music|Hip Hop]]<br/>[[Rock music|Rock]]<br/>[[Salsa music|Salsa]]<br/>[[Garage rock]]<br/>[[Rock en Español]]
| years_active = 1964-Present
| label = Salsa Records
| current_members = [[Benjamin Melendez|Benjamin "Yellow Benjy" Melendez]] (lead vocals)<br/>[[Victor Melendez]] (bass)<br/>[[Luis Bristo]] (drums)<br/>[[Franky Valentin]](timbales)<br/>[[Chiqui Concepcion]] (Congas)<br/>[[Angelo Garcia (musician)|Angelo Garcia]] (Bongos)<br/>[[David Silva (musician)|David Silva]] (lead guitar)<br/>[[Robert Melendez]] (rhythm guitar)
| associated_acts = Benjy and the Junior Beatles
))

The '''Ghetto Brothers''' were a [[gang]] and [[Musical ensemble|music group]]<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.stealthmag.com/board/viewthread.php?tid%3D12628 |title=Stealth Magazine - Ghetto Brothers - Power Fuerza |access-date=June 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927183539/http://www.stealthmag.com/board/viewthread.php?tid=12628 |archive-date=September 27, 2011 ))</ref> founded in New York City's South [[Bronx]] in the late 1960s with the motivation to uplift young Latino and Black men in their community.
==History==
Founded in New York City's South [[Bronx]] in the late 1960's. The gang eventually spread to much of the Northeastern United States. Like the [[Young Lords]], they were involved in politics, particularly the [[Independence movement in Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico independence movement]] and was associated with the then-new [[Puerto Rican Socialist Party]]. Its members had political motivation to uplift young Latino and Black men in the community.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.classicnystreetgangs.com/ghettobrothers.htm|title=The Ghetto Brothers))</ref>

Under [[Benjamin Melendez]]'s leadership, the Ghetto Brothers represented one end of the spectrum in terms of how they treated the women involved with the gang. Referred to as the Ghetto Sisters&mdash;the respectful term contrasted sharply with the names used for the women attached to other New York gangs of the period&mdash;the women were generally viewed as organization members and as girlfriends, whereas many other gangs treated women almost entirely as sexual property.

Former [[Hartford, Connecticut]] mayor [[Eddie Perez (politician)|Eddie Perez]] was a member of the Ghetto Brothers when young. ''New York Daily News'' columnist Robert Dominguez was the leader of a Ghetto Brothers division in the Bronx when he was a teen. <!-- Dominguez confirmed by email, rdominguez AT edit DOT dailynews DOT com by User:Jmabel 30 November 2006 --> <!-- Wikipedia required published sources, not private e-mail messages --> In the Connecticut prison system, during the 1990s, the Ghetto Brothers and the Savage Nomads joined together to form Los Solidos (the Solid Ones), which is now one of the most powerful Puerto Rican gangs in the state.
==Origin of the Name==
The name Ghetto Brothers was chosen by Hui Cambrelen one of the original founders along with Ray DelaVega and Benji Melendez.

==Music Group==
Benjamin Melendez, who left the organization in 1976, was also known as a [[guitar]]ist. He led a band, also known as the '''Ghetto Brothers''', which included his late brother Victor Melendez on [[Bass guitar|bass]]. They released one album ''Ghetto Brothers - Power-Fuerza'' in 1971, which had only informal, local distribution. It has since been re-released on CD.<ref>
((cite web
|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/11/one-of-the-greatest-lost-albums-of-all-time-has-been-found/265560/
|title=One of the Greatest 'Lost' Albums of All Time Has Been Found
|author=Jack Hamilton
|publisher=The Atlantic
|date=2012-11-26
|access-date=2016-12-09
))
</ref>
<ref>((cite web |last1=Sullivan |first1=James |title=The Ghetto Brothers, Pioneers of Hip-Hop Culture, Get Album Reissue |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-ghetto-brothers-pioneers-of-hip-hop-culture-get-album-reissue-236418/ |website=rollingstone.com |date=20 November 2012 |access-date=8 September 2022))</ref>
==Discography==
*1971 &ndash; ''Ghetto Brothers - Power-Fuerza'' (Salsa Records - SLP 2008) Recorded at Fintone Studio. Produced by Bobby Marin.

==References==
((Reflist))

* ((cite web
|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/street-gang-turned-band-ghetto-brothers-attract-all-classes-all-races-all-ages-years-after-making-hip-hop-history-6643236
|title=Street-Gang-Turned-Band Ghetto Brothers Attract "All Classes, All Races, All Ages" Years After Making Hip Hop History
|author=Michael Alan Goldberg
|date=2016-12-03
|publisher=Village Voice
|access-date=2016-12-09
))

==Further reading==
* Jeff Chang, ''Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation'' (2005), ((ISBN|0312425791)).

((Organized crime groups in New York City))

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[[Category:Former gangs in New York City]]
[[Category:Hispanic-American gangs]]
[[Category:Organizations based in the Bronx]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1969]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican culture in New York City]]
[[Category:History of the Bronx]]

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