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Puerto Rico salsa giant Rafael Ithier, who led El Gran Combo for more than half a century, dies

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico(AP) — 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.
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Rhythm & power : performing salsa in Puerto Rican and Latino communities / edited by Derrick León Washington, Priscilla Renta and Sydney Hutchinson

Introduction: a call for rhythm and power / Derrick Le̤n Washington -- On social dancing and social movements: salsa and resistance / Sydney Hutchinson -- Bailando salsa en la sala: how we learned to ...
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Rafael Ithier Dies: Salsa Pioneer, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico Leader Was At 99

Rafael Ithier, the legendary founder, pianist, composer and arranger of the world-renowned salsa orchestra El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, has died. He was 99. The orchestra confirmed Ithier’s death on ...
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Fallece Rafael Ithier, gigante de la salsa de Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — Rafael Ithier, un querido músico y fundador de la legendaria banda de salsa El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, cuyos éxitos han inspirado a Bad Bunny y a otros íconos del territorio de ...
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This is how salsa was born in New York

Salsa is more than dance music. For Latino communities in the United States and the world, it’s a soundtrack of identity, ...