Rafael Muñoz (musician)
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Rafael Muñoz was a Puerto Rican
contra bass musician and big band
director .
Muñoz was chosen to replace Don Rivero as the band leader of the Orquesta del Escambron Beach Club in 1934, after which it became known as the Rafael Muñoz Orchestra. Its members included among others the pianist Noro Morales
and vocalist José Luis Moneró
.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
contra bass musician and big band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
director .
Muñoz was chosen to replace Don Rivero as the band leader of the Orquesta del Escambron Beach Club in 1934, after which it became known as the Rafael Muñoz Orchestra. Its members included among others the pianist Noro Morales
Noro Morales
Norosbaldo Morales was a Puerto Rican pianist and bandleader.-Biography:Morales learned several instruments as a child. He played in Venezuela from 1924 to 1930, then returned to Puerto Rico to play with Rafaél Muñoz. He emigrated to New York City in 1935, and played there with Alberto Socarras...
and vocalist José Luis Moneró
José Luis Moneró
José Luis Moneró was a Puerto Rican musician and band leader. His prominence led Governor Luis Fortuño to order flags flown at half staff for three days when informed of the musician's death....
.