Grupo Corozo's Name and Origin

 

The group is named after the Corozo Palm Tree (Acrocomia media or aculeata.)  Species of this palm tree exist all over Latin America and the Caribbean.  One of the species of this thorny palm tree is native to Puerto Rico.  The small seed of the Corozo palm tree hardens as it dries up and becomes so hard that is impossible to break without tools.  The seed, also know as “corozo” is used for carvings and in the manufacturing of buttons. 

 

In Puerto Rico, when people talk about something that is really hard, they say it is “as hard as corozo.”  The name of the group is symbolic of the cultural strength of the music the group interprets.  The name also honors Ramon Feliciano, one of the initial members of the group native to the town of Corozal, Puerto Rico.