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Rafael Ithier
real name Rafael Ithier Natal
San Juan, United States
Rafael Ithier is credited on 539 releases across 95 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2016 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
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Biography
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Rafael Ithier (29 August 1926, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico - 6 December 2025) was a Salsa pianist and the founder of the orchestra El Gran Combo.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
539 releases · 95 albums · active 1958–2016
- Performance · 725
- Other credits · 324
- Production · 48
- Engineering · 9
Studios: Ochoa Recording Studios · Televicentro Sound Studio · Latin Sound Studios · Broadway Recording Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- El Gran Combo
- El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
- Cortijo Y Su Combo
- Various
- Andy Montañez
- El Gran Combo Del Mundo
- Puerto Rican All-Stars
- Dimension Latina '76
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