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Composers, Musicians, and Singers

Composers

• Angel "Cuco" Peña - Musician, composer and producer

• Angel Mislan - Composer of Danzas

• Antonio Caban Vale, a.k.a. "El Topo" - Folklore singer, composer

• Braulio Dueño Colon - Composer Composer of "Canciones Escolares"

• Eladio Torres - Composer, musician, and singer

• Jesús María Sanromá - Composer, The first person ever to be named official pianist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

• José Enrique Pedreira - Danza composer

• Jose Ignacio Quinton - Pianist/composer of danzas

• Juan F. Acosta - Composer of folklore music

• Juan Morel Campos - Composer of Danzas

• Luciano Quiñones - Danza composer

• Manuel Fernandez Juncos - Composer of the lirics of the "La Borinqueña"

• Manuel Gregorio Tavarez - Composer, Known as "The Father of the Puerto Rican Danzas"

• Narciso Figueroa - Composer, Known as the "Father of the Modern Danza"

• Noel Estrada - Composer, Composer of "En Mi Viejo San Juan"

• Oscar Hernandez - Salsa musician, Composed the musical theme for the television series "Sex and the City"

• Pedro Flores - Composer

• Rafael Alers - Danza composer, First Puerto Rican to compose a Hollywood musical score

• Rafael Cepeda - Composer, Cepeda is "The Patriarch of the Bomba and Plena"

• Rafael Hernandez Marin - Composer, Composer of "Preciosa" and "Lamento Borincano"

• Tite Curet Alonso - Ballad and salsa composer

• Vicente Carattini - Singer and composer, Composed many of Puerto Rico's Christmas themes

Musicians

• Arturo Somohano - Composer, Symphony orchestra conductor.

• Augusto Rodríguez - Music composer and chorus director, Rodríguez was the founder of Choir of the University of Puerto Rico.

• Bobby Valentin - Musician/bandleader

• Charlie Palmieri - Pianist, bandleader.

• Eddie Palmieri - Bandleader

• Federico A. Cordero - Composer and classical guitarist

• Giovanni Hidalgo - Percussionist

• Joe Cuba - Bandleader, Considered to be "The Father of the Boogaloo"

• John Benitez, a.k.a. "Jellybean Benítez" - Music producer and remixer

• Ladislao Martinez a.k.a. "El Maestro Ladí" - Martinez an accomplished cuatro player and the first Puerto Rican musician to play solo on the radio.

• Marta Casals Istomin - Cellist, Former President of Manhattan School of Music, widow of musician's Pablo Casals and Eugene Istomin.

• Raphy Leavitt - Composer, musical director, Founder "La Selecta" orchestra.

• Ray Barretto - Percussionist, jazz and salsa leader

• Tomás Rivera Morales a.k.a. "Maso" Rivera" - Composer, Child music prodigy who went on to compose over 1,000 instrumental compositions for the cuatro, among which he treasured the waltz.

• Willie Rosario - Composer, timbalero, bandleader

Opera singers

• Antonio Paolí - Tenor, opera singer, First person in history to record an entire opera

• Graciela Rivera - Opera singer

• Justino Diaz - Opera singer

Singers

• Bobby Cruz - Salsa singer, bandleader

• Carlos Ponce - Singer, actor

• Carmen Delia Dipini - Bolero singer

• Cheo Feliciano - Salsa singer

• Daniel Santos - Composer, singer of boleros

• Elsa Miranda - Singer, who was featured on radio and television in the United States during the Golden Age of Radio in the 1940s. Miranda first appeared on the radio performing the promotional singing commercial Chiquita Banana in 1945. She was celebrated as one of the most popular models in the "Miss Chiquita Banana" contest during the 1940s. (I copyeditted the article and posted it the mainspace.)

• Felipe Rodriguez a.k.a. "La Voz" - Singer of Boleros.

• Felipe Rose - Singer, the "Indian" in The Village People

• Frankie Ruiz - Salsa singer

• Gilberto Santa Rosa - Salsa singer

• Glenn Monroig - Composer, singer, Sang the "first" rap song in Spanish

• Gilberto Monroig - Bolero singer

• Herman Santiago - Rock n Roll singer, composed song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"

• Ismael Miranda a.k.a. "El Niño Bonito de la Salsa" - Singer and composer

• Ismael Quintana - Salsa singer

• Ismael Rivera a.k.a. "El Sonero Mayor" - Salsa singer

• Ivy Queen a.k.a. "The Queen of Reggaeton" - Reggaeton singer.

• Jerry Rivera - Salsa singer

• Joe Negroni - Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, member of The Teenagers.

• Johnathan Dwayne - Singer, composer

• Julita Ross - Singer of Danzas

• Kevin Ceballo - Salsa music singer

• La India - Salsa singer

• Luis "Perico" Ortiz - Salsa singer, musician, composer, musical arranger and producer

• Lunna - Singer

• Michael Stuart - Salsa singer

• Miguel Poventud a.k.a. "El Nino Prodigio de Guayama" and "Miguelito" - Poventud was a Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer of Boleros whose songs have been intreperted by notable singers such as Paul Anka, Marco Antonio Muñiz, Johnny Albino, Héctor Lavoe and Daniel Santos

• Myrta Silva a.k.a "La Gorda de Oro" and "Madame Chencha" - Singer, composer

• Natalie and Nicole Albino "Nina Sky" - R&B

• Nino Segarra - Salsa singer

• Obie Bermudez (authored 50% or more) - Singer

• Olga Tañón - Singer/composer

• Pedro Ortiz Davila a.k.a. "Davilita" - Bolero Singer

• Pellin Rodriguez - Salsa singer, Rodríguez was a member of the musical group "El Gran Combo" and toured with the group all over Europe and Latin America, gaining fame and popularity as a singer.

• Rafi Escudero - Singer, composer

• Richie Ray a.k.a. "The King of Salsa" - Singer, composer.

• Roy Brown - Folklore singer, composer

• Ruth Fernandez - Singer

• Sylvia Rexach - Singer, composer

• Tito Lara - Singer

• Tito Rodriguez - Singer and band leader

• Tito Rojas - Salsa singer

• Tommy Olivencia - Salsa singer

• Tony Vega - Salsa singer

• Wilkins Velez simply known as "Wilkins" - Singer and composer

• Dr. Zoraida Santiago - Singer and composer

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