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Una Navidad con Gilberto (A Christmas with Gilberto), is the title of a Christmas album released by Puerto-Rican singer Gilberto Santa Rosa on October 14, 2008, by Sony BMG Norte. It was the first time that Gilberto released his own Christmas album. He previous collaborated with various artists on the Tarjeta de Navidad by Sony Discos. [1]
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 ...
He was also chosen by editors as a new contenders for the Latin GRAMMY. Later that year, Figueroa toured as a special guest on El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico's 60th Anniversary U.S. tour. He performed as part of Anthony's Viviendo concerts in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the Choliseo receiving "rave reviews" [12] from press and fans. For the second ...
He wrote a number of El Gran Combo's songs, including: Serrana (1968), Dos Copas y Un Olé (1969), La Salsa de Hoy (1974), La Soledad (1976), and two major hits, Aquí No Ha Pasado Nada (1978) and Las Hojas Blancas (1973). Many of these songs have been rerecorded by the band in later releases.
Even though "Davilita"'s voice was not as sharp as it was when he was younger, they were able to have many hits together, particularly the Pedro Flores song "La Rosa Blanca" (The White Rose). In the 1960s, they, together with Rafael Cortijo and El Gran Combo confronted the new wave of rock music which was invading the island head-on. [2]
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Rodríguez was the lead singer for more than 100 songs with El Gran Combo and recorded over 20 studio albums with them. [7] Rodríguez also appears on over 20 compilations of the group. During his decade with El Gran Combo, the group enjoyed commercial success and received several awards and international recognitions.
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.