Rafael Ithier, the dynamic and congenial Puerto Rican pianist and bandleader who founded renown salsa band El Gran Combo de ...

Recording artist Bad Bunny performs onstage during his Most Wanted tour at State Farm Arena on May 15 in Atlanta. Paras Griffin via Getty Images In 2019, the streets of San Juan were filled with ...

The band -- founded by the late Rafael Ithier -- has placed more than 40 songs on the Tropical Airplay chart, including 15 ...

The pianist, composer and arranger spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa ...

Rafael Ithier, leader of the salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, has died, The Associated Press reports. He was 99. The ...

Rafael Ithier, a beloved musician and a founder of the legendary salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, whose hits have ...

Bad Bunny’s sold-out 30-show residency in Puerto Rico, titled No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí (“I Don’t Want to Leave Here”), last week entered its second phase, which is open to fans who aren’t residents of ...

Decades before Luis Fonsi, Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin made Puerto Rican music mainstream in American culture, there was an all-Puerto Rican doo-wop group that broke into the top music charts. And ...

Today on The Wheelhouse, how politics and music intersect on the island next door. This fall, students at Yale University will take a course called “Bad Bunny: Musical Aesthetics and Politics.” Bad ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As World Music Day approaches, Discover Puerto Rico, the Island's Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), unveils the latest installment of its ...

This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem. Step inside Puerto ...

This year’s show features Puerto Rican saxophonist Edmar Colón with students from the Boston Music Project, City Strings ...