Dahday's Five Favorite El Gran Combo Live Clips

May 17, 2014

El Gran Combo, led by piano player-composer Rafael Ithier, has delighted salseros all over the world for over 50 years.

Veterans of countless live performances, here are five of our favorites. For a discount for the salsa band’s show at NJPAC on June 14, click here.

“No, no, no – no es Ruben, es El Gran Combo…” Here is the band performing its 80s hit “Teléfono:”

http://youtu.be/Vn6lO9W7NGg


Here is El Gran Combo with Andy Montañez performing “Julia” in Puerto Rico:

http://youtu.be/EcXtDK1cEVs?t=1m24s

El Gran Combo has traveled all over the world. Here ironically is the band performing its classic “Ojos Chinos”…in Japan:

Gilberto Santa Rosa joins the band here performing a medley of hits in a concert at S.O.B.’s in 2000:

http://youtu.be/VKMGPscb9c0?t=15s

Finally, here is another intimate setting for the pride of Puerto Rico performing “Me Liberé” in a club in Queens, N.Y.:

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