The pianist, composer and arranger spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa ...

Rafael Ithier, a beloved musician and a founder of the legendary salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, whose hits have ...

Rafael Ithier, un querido músico y fundador de la legendaria banda de salsa El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, cuyos éxitos han ...

Rafael Ithier, the founder and bandleader of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, has died at 98, leaving an unparalleled legacy in ...

Rafael Ithier, leader of the salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, has died, The Associated Press reports. He was 99. The ...

The Latin music industry is mourning the death of legendary salsa musician and bandleader, Rafael Ithier, who passed away of natural causes on Dec. 6 at the age of 99. Ithier founded the iconic salsa ...

Founder Of El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico Rafael Ithier Dies -. Legendary Puerto Rican musician Rafael Ithier, one of the ...

Rafael Ithier Natal, the renowned pianist, musical director and founder of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, died on Saturday at ...

The immigrant enclaves in New York that spawned salsa made the music such a vital part of American city life in the ’60s and ’70s that too often people refer to any Latin jazz as “salsa.” Of course ...

The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. expanded its Ruta de la Salsa -- Salsa Route -- tours with the launch of a third program in Ponce. The tours highlight places and people that shaped the modern-day music ...

MIAMI (AP) — Last year, Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro was in outer space. “Playa Saturno,” the 2023 surprise spinoff to his 2022 record “Saturno,” brought his R&B-informed reggaeton to new ...

Rafael Ithier, a beloved musician and a founder of the legendary salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, whose hits have inspired Bad Bunny and other icons from the U.S. territory and beyond, has ...