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Rafael Cortijo ( January 11, 1928 – October 3, 1982 ), was a Puerto Rican musician, orchestra leader, and composer.
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The Morales Brothers, Rafael Cortijo and Tito Rodríguez are probably the best-known Puerto Rican stars of the period.
Certainly, there were many others, including such greats as Ramito, Ismael Rivera, Mon Rivera ( the Younger ), and Rafael Cortijo.
After a few years songwriter Rafael Cortijo intoduced Bomba to the Concert Halls by aranging it with brass instruments and more simple rhythm patterns, today Bmba can be found anywhere on the island and in fusion with different styles like Jazz or Salsa music.
Like I mentioned Rafael Cortijo took bomba to the mainstream with his Combo in the 1950s and 1960s.
Originally interpreted by El Trío Vegabajeño, the song would later be interpreted by such renowned artists like Javier Solis, Vikki Carr, Marco Antonio Muñiz, Rafael Cortijo, Ismael Rivera, Pedro Rivera Toledo, Celia Cruz, and Rocío Dúrcal.
Rafael Ithier had been a member of Rafael Cortijo's " Cortijo y su Combo " orchestra.
Ithier Nadal and his namesake, Rafael Cortijo, knew each other and formed a friendship at an early age ; rumors of animosity would later surface but they both denied it, saying they considered themselves to be " like brothers.
Rafael Cortijo became well known across Latin America.
As a member of El Combo, Cortijo met lifelong friends Sammy Ayala and Rafael Ithier, who considered Cortijo one of his idols.
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Upon a recommendation from conga player Celso Clemente, famed Puerto Rican composer Tite Curet Alonso met Santiago and brought him to an audition for Rafael Cortijo ’ s group.
Santiago ’ s first recorded tracks appeared on Rafael Cortijo Y Su Bonche ’ s album " Ahí Na Má!
Other artists honored in the square are Rafael Cortijo, Héctor Lavoe, Tommy Olivencia, Tito Puente, Ismael Rivera and Pellín Rodríguez.
During the broadcasts, percussionist Rafael Cortijo saw Roena in action.
Out of gratitude and loyalty to Rafael Cortijo, his mentor, Roena did not join the new Combo immediately.
Eventually Cortijo left for New York in search of new musicians, and after nine months, Roberto, who had stayed in Puerto Rico, decided to join " El Gran Combo " which was then led by pianist Rafael Ithier.
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.
During his free time he would hang around the corner with his best friend Rafael Cortijo and sing songs.
The death of his childhood friend, Rafael Cortijo in 1982, affected him emotionally to the point that he couldn't sing in the tribute to Cortijo celebrated at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
Rafael and January
In 15 January 2007, the social-democrat Rafael Correa succeeded Palacio as President of Ecuador, with the promise of summoning a Constituent Assembly, and bringing focus on poverty.
In January 1990, Rafael Leonardo Callejas, having won the presidential election, took office, concentrating on economic reform, reducing the deficit.
The PLH candidate Rafael Pineda was defeated by the PNH candidate Ricardo Maduro, who took office in January 2002.
On January 5, 1909 the government of Rafael Reyes in Colombia signed and presented to its Congress a treaty that would officially recognize the loss of its former province, but the matter was dropped due to popular and legislative opposition, without any ratification being achieved.
* January 19 – A counter-coup occurs in the Dominican Republic ; the old government returns except for the new president Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly.
During the presidency of Dr. Rafael Zaldivar on January 1885, businessmen and the president's family built the Sara Zaldivar Asylum for Indigents and the Elderly.
Ponce's mayor for 15 years ( since 1989 ), Rafael Cordero Santiago, died in office on the morning of January 17, 2004, after suffering three consecutive strokes.
* Back to their future, Pacific Sun ( San Rafael, CA ) Friday, January 14, 2011
Soon after the 1998 presidential election, Sáez was elected Governor of the state of Nueva Esparta, in an election made necessary by the January 1999 death in office of Rafael Tovar.
Rafael Limón ( born on January 13, 1954 ) is a Mexican former boxer who was a world champion in the Super Featherweight / Jr.
Elmer Rafael Diktonius ( 20 January 1896, Helsinki – 23 September 1961, Kauniainen ) was a Finnish poet and composer, who wrote in both Swedish and in Finnish.
Rafael Antonio Caldera Rodríguez (; 24 January 1916 – 24 December 2009 ) was President of Venezuela from 1969 to 1974 and again from 1994 to 1999.
The band recorded their first album in January 2010 with the well known producer Rafael Ramos in Rio de Janeiro.
Rafael Solis ( born January 2, 1958 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico ) is a former light middleweight boxer from Puerto Rico.
Christian Marclay was born on 11 January 1955 in San Rafael, Marin County, California, to a Swiss father and an American mother and raised in Geneva, Switzerland.
On January 27, 1994 Reina replaced president Rafael Leonardo Callejas.
* January 31-In the first world title fight scheduled for twelve rounds instead of fifteen in various decades, Rafael Orono retains his WBC world Jr. Bantamweight championship with a four round knockout over Pedro Romero in Caracas, Venezuela.
Rafael Cordero, who died in January of that year.
Peru Possible's presidential candidate for the 2006 election, Rafael Belaúnde Aubry, along with the vice-presidential candidates, pulled out of the race on 31 January.
Implicated in an invasion of Nicaragua in April 1954 by anti-Somoza exiles linked to the Caribbean Legion, Anastasio Somoza García launched a counter-attack, allowing the exiled former Costa Rica president Rafael Calderón to invade Costa Rica in January 1955.
On January 28 the cabildo of Maracaibo, which had been in secret negotiations with the republicans aided by native son Rafael Urdaneta, declared the province an independent republic, which chose to join Colombia.
In January 1820, soldiers assembled at Cadiz for an expedition to South America, angry over infrequent pay, bad food, and poor quarters, mutinied under the leadership of Colonel Rafael del Riego y Nuñez.
Cris Cron, who had previously managed the team during the 1999 season was named the Barons manager for 2006 before another former Major Leaguer, Rafael Santana, became the manager in January 2007.
Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza ( January 22, 1909 – July 5, 1965 ) was a Dominican diplomat and adherent of Rafael Trujillo.
Dan Rafael, the main boxing writer for ESPN, commented in a January 27, 2012 chat, " They should put a wrecking ball through it.
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