The immigrant enclaves in New York that spawned salsa made the music such a vital part of American city life in the ’60s and ’70s that too often people refer to any Latin jazz as “salsa.” Of course ...

Baile Inolvidable by Bad Bunny just became the first salsa song to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify, proving salsa’s worldwide impact.

Leading the acclaimed salsa group El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, he brought the music of his native island to a worldwide ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Rafael Ithier, a beloved musician and a founder of the legendary salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, whose hits have inspired Bad Bunny and other icons from the U.S.

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 ...

West Kensington’s Centro Musical is more than a shop — it’s a place for Latinos to come together, play music and celebrate their culture. Centro Musical, located in the heart of El Bloque de Oro, is a ...

FILE - Rafael Ithier of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Lifetime Achievement and Trustees Awards presentation at the Ka Theater in the MGM Grand Hotel on ...