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Tito Puente
311,560 listeners
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Ibrahim Ferrer
305,788 listeners
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Fania All Stars
81,560 listeners
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La Lupe
81,774 listeners
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Roberto Fonseca
39,380 listeners
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Compay Segundo
277,988 listeners
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Rubén González
156,357 listeners
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Reyna Tropical
32,978 listeners
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Afro Cuban All Stars
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