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El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, commonly known as El Gran Combo, is a Puerto
Rican Salsa music orchestra. It is Puerto Rico's most successful musical
group, and one of Salsa's most famous groups across Latin America. Since
many of the genre's legendary singers have been members of the orchestra,
the band has been given the moniker La Universidad de la Salsa (The
University of Salsa)
El Gran Combo was founded by Rafael Ithier in May 1962. Ithier is still,
as of 2006, the orchestra's pianist and musical director. The group is
currently promoting their latest album titled Arroz con Habichuela (Rice
and Beans) and they continuously tour around the world.
History
The Birth of El Gran Combo Rafael Ithier had been a member of Rafael
Cortijo's "Combo" orchestra, travelling to the eastern United States before
forming El Gran Combo. For their first gig, the orchestra was signed by the
legendary Cuban
Nuevo Milenio-El Mismo Sabor
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