Arts in San Juan, where the group was awarded a Tu Musica Award for "Best Salsa Recording of the Year". The event was made into a television special entitled Raphy Leavitt and his Selecta Orchestra: 30 years of Music History. Raphy Leavitt and La Selecta continued to be active with musical presentations and tours. Raphy Leavitt died on August 5, 2015, at his home in Miami, Florida, two days after surgery to remove bacteria found around his artificial hip. He was buried at Porta Coeli Cemetery in Bayamón, Puerto Rico Discography Albums and singles Payaso (1971) Mi Barrio (1972) Jibaro Soy (1973) Herido (1974) A Recorded Inferno... (1975) De Frente a la Vida (1976) Con Sabor a Tierra Adentro (1977) Cosquillita (1978) Soledad (1979) Raphy Leavitt y la Selecta (1981) 10 Años Sembrando Semillas en el Alma del Pueblo (1982) Siempre Alegre (1983) Somos el Son (1986) Orquesta la Selecta (1988) ¡Provócame! (1990) 20 Años Después (1992) 30 Aniversario (Recorded live) (2003) "Cuarentona" (Single) 2015 Hasta Siempre! (2015) Compilation albums Lo Mejor de Raphy Leavitt (1975) El Disco de Oro (1987) 12 Grandes Éxitos (1990) Éxitos Vol. 2 (1993) Grandes Éxitos Vol. 1 (1993) Grandes Éxitos Vol. 2 (1994) Oro Salsero Vol. 1 (1994) Oro Salsero Vol. 2 (1994) 12 Boleros (2000) 30 Años de Éxitos (2001) Live: 30 Aniversario (2003) The Greatest Salsa Ever (2008) See also List of Puerto Ricans Jewish immigration to Puerto Rico References 1948 births 2015 deaths Puerto Rican musicians Salsa musicians Puerto Rican composers Puerto Rican male composers Musicians from San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican people of Jewish descent