The result of this fusion was the recording of the album Barrio Bravo in 2001, an album produced by Toy Selectah, member of Control Machete, who was invited by the bassist of El Gran Silencio, Julian Villareal.Madrid, Alejandro L. (29 de septiembre de 2011). Transnational Encounters: Music and Performance at the U.S.-Mexico Border (en inglés). Oxford University Press. . Consultado el 22 de agosto de 2019. The collaborations in this album would go on to radically embody Piña's musical fusion with reggae, electronic music, dubstep, and sonidero. As well as the collaborations with Mexican rock figures like Rubén Albarrán of Cafe Tacvba, Blanquito Man of King Changó, Gabriel Bronsman "El queso" of Resorte, Poncho Figueroa of Santa Sabina y El Gran Silencio, and in the norteno genre with Lupe Esparza of Grupo Bronco. The album was Piña's definitive launch to fame in Mexico and in the Latin American music scene, resulting in several of his most popular hits Cumbia poder, Cumbia sobre el río, and Aunque no sea conmigo.
