Born in San Diego, Roberto Tapia was the son of parents who had moved from Sinaloa Mexico at the age of eleven tomorrow's musicians into Difocur a prestigious music school where he studied clarinet at the same time master the clarinet Tapia was still reluctant to showcase their talents, but after encouragement from friends and family, Tapia began performing at various dance halls and receptions At 17 he made his professional debut in Tijuana Mexico with Lobito de Sinaloa in 2001 Tapia began gathering musicians for his debut album, Mixing Latin rhythms with elements of hip-hop and electronica, Tapia released his self-titled album on Sony International in August 2002, he has toured throughout Mexico, the United States and Latin America, he has also performed at the Radio Marathon of Hopein Los Angeles enn event to benefit cancer research