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El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico is a popular Puerto Rican band widely known as El Gran Combo. The band played their first show in San Juan in 1962 and became the island’s most popular salsa group. The band’s style of music has evolved through the past several decades. Ranging from boogaloo and merengue to tango and bomba.
The group creates lively arrangements for piano, bass, trumpets, saxophone, congas, timbales, and bongos. With catchy dance tunes such as “El Menu,” “Telefono” and “Goyito Sabater.” Their most popular song, “Brujeria” has over 50 million streams on Spotify. In 2002, the band received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Billboard.
The group celebrated a half-century together with 50 Aniversario, Vol. 1, their debut for EGC records. Three-quarters of the album are re-recorded songs from the entirety of the band’s career. The album placed in the Top Ten of Top Latin Albums. The album then hit number four on the Top Latin Albums chart.
Friday, August 11 · view days & times
Price: $10-$65 | Steel Terrace: $189
Venue: Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza
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