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Pijuan Y Su Sexteto
12+ albums
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José Juan Piñero González (August 29, 1942 - March 14, 2018), better known as Pijuán, was a Puerto Rican musician who produced and has been credited on several albums under the record labels Phillips Borinquen, Hit Parade, Kubaney, Discos Melón, TH Records, Private Ranch Records and Musigol Records. Pijuán's love for music began during childhood, entertaining the crowds with a small band while attending Escuela Superior República de Colombia in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After completing studies at the University of Puerto Rico, Pijuán combined tropical rhythms creating his own musical identity called "salsa lounge", throughout festivals playing salsa, son, guaguanco, guaracha, bomba, plena, ballad, mambo, jala jala, calypso, and bugalú. And during these festivities and his career, he met instrumental individuals such as the director of the orchestra Rafael Muñoz, expanding the opportunity to play in prestigious hotels all over Puerto Rico, according to the information recorded in the book Nueva Ola Portoricensis, ISBN/Cat. LSFNUEVAOLA, Library of Congress, ML3486.P8 S36 1994. Another key individual and composer was Paquito López Vidal, with whom Pijuán worked together at the Fiesta Room in the Hotel Condado Beach. In 1964, Pijuán put together a sextet of musicians to work at the Barraca, has worked in several countries throughout the world, such as Aruba, Curazao, Colombia, Venezuela, Panamá, Perú, and the United States (Washington and New York City), thus establishing the se
