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Raphy Leavitt
BornSeptember 17, 1948
San Juan, Puerto Rico
DiedAugust 5, 2015(2015-08-05) (aged 66)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
GenresSalsa
Occupation(s)Composer and founder of the salsa orchestra, La Selecta

Raphy Leavitt (September 17, 1948[1] – August 5, 2015)[2] was a Puerto Rican composer and founder of the salsa orchestra, La Selecta.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1444/5. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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