The Latin music world has lost a musical master with the passing of Rafael Ithier, the legendary founder, pianist, and musical director of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. Known universally as “El ...

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 ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Iconic Nuyorican salsa musician and activist Willie Colón has died at 75, his family announced in a Facebook post. "It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our ...

His career spanned 60 years and dozens of albums and had been named among the most influential Latino artists of all time.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Willie Colón, the Grammy-nominated architect of urban salsa music and social activist, died Saturday. He was 75. Over his ...

A musical deep dive into colonial legacy, an epic concert residency, an oeuvre of smash albums with remarkable range: no one is doing it quite like Bad Bunny. And on Sunday, the Puerto Rican phenom ...

Rafael Ithier, the musician who shaped the backbone of modern salsa and founded El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, has died at 99. According to Telemundo, news of his death was confirmed on Saturday, ...

Rafael Ithier, leader of the salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, has died, The Associated Press reports. He was 99. The news was confirmed by an attorney for the Ithier family, Víctor Rivera, to ...

That set foreshadowed the history lesson in Puerto Rican music Bad Bunny would soon give with "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos," which he promoted with a hometown concert residency. The first nine shows were ...