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El Gran Combo is undoubtedly an institution in Puerto Rico's music history. The internationally renowned salsa band was born in the aftermath of the breakup of the Combo de Rafael Cortijo in 1962. The group's first album: "Acángana" was released in 1963 only two days before the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Due to this the distribution of the album in Puerto Rico was postponed and was released in Mexico, Panama and Venezuela where it was well received and widely played. The album was later distributed in New York and Puerto Rico, where it became a gold record it.

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The story of a couple who are evicted from their land, isolated from the world of their youth. Forced to confront the streets of a cruel and unfamiliar city, they begin a new life. The backdrop may be the conflict in Colombia, but the true drama takes place in the hearts of the characters.

Presented in Spanish with English subtitles.

Since forming his Los Angeles-based band Makina Loca in 1990, Lemvo has refined his craft and vision, raising his joyous voice with strength, singing songs that celebrate life, and most importantly, inspiring his audiences to let loose and dance away their worries. Through the years, Lemvo has performed countless shows and in many prestigious festivals throughout Europe, the Americas, and Australia. Giving him the ultimate form of respect, his songs have been performed and recorded by such Latin luminaries as Colombia's Joe Arroyo, and Orquesta Reve from Cuba. Lemvo's four CDs, Tata Masamba, Mambo Yo Yo, São Salvador and Ay Valeria! have been enthusiastically acclaimed by both print and broadcast media worldwide. The Beat Magazine named Tata Masamba the CD of the year for 1996. The Miami Herald calls Mambo Yo Yo "a treasure trove for listeners and, especially dancers." São Salvador reached # 2 on the European World Music chart for May 2000, and of Ay Valeria!, The New York Post describes it as "celestial, highly idiosyncratic."

Latin Grammy-nominated singer and composer CéU was born into a musical family in Sãu Paulo, Brazil, and decided to pursue her own musical career at the age of 15. Her influences include Brazil's great classical composers and the repertoire of the marchinhas (turn-of-the-century Carnaval music), as well as jazz, hip-hop, reggae, and dub. Her debut album, CéU, showcases her "velvet, jazz-accented vocals." (Newsweek).