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Since the word “combo” was in vogue those days for mid-size bands, the group landed with a name that would reflect a “new and improved” combo, a great combo; El Gran Combo. [11] [12] The album they recorded was titled Menéame Los Mangos, El Gran Combo con Joseito Mateo (the phrase translates as Shake Your Mangoes for Me, a double ...
25th Anniversary 1962-1987 is a greatest hits album by Puerto Rican salsa band, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. The album became the group's third number-one album on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart. The album was released to commemorate the band's 25th anniversary.
Pellín Rodríguez (December 4, 1926 – October 31, 1984) was a Salsa singer. Rodríguez was a member of the musical group El Gran Combo and toured with them all over Latin America and Europe, gaining fame and popularity as a singer.
Rafael Ithier Natal [1] (born August 29, 1926) is a Puerto Rican salsa musician and the founder of the highly successful orchestra El Gran Combo. [2] Ithier was born in Río Piedras, now a part of the municipality of San Juan.
The Combo’s good fortune ended with the arrest of its star singer, Ismael Rivera, for charges of drug possession. With the absence of “El Sonero Mayor,” Cortijo’s musicians discussed the possibility of remaining together. Some members of the group chose to distance themselves from their imprisoned lead singer, and "El Gran Combo" was born.
Y Su Pueblo (And His People) is the 1985 studio album released by Puerto Rican salsa group, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.The album became the group's second album to top the Billboard Tropical Albums chart succeeding the group's previous album, Innovations.
“NuevaYol,” its distinct spelling an homage to the dialect of his people, is built around a sample from El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico’s salsa classic “Un Verano en Nueva York.” Salsa ...
In Alaska: Breaking The Ice is a 1984 album by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. The album was nominated for the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance.