El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican rapper Vico C perform during the XXV Annual Award of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) to Latin music, which will be held in San Juan on 15 March. They said Tuesday in a press release the organizers of the event, El Gran Combo, known by several nicknames, including "La Universidad de la Salsa" and Vico C, "The philosopher of rap", will perform some of their successes during the event, which also receive respective distinctions. There the Puerto Rican salsa group and rapper will receive the ASCAP Latin Heritage Award and the ASCAP Vanguard Award respectively for their distinguished careers.
In addition to these investments, other artists such as Argentine Noel Schajris, Kany Garcia Puerto Rican, Cuban rapper Jacob Forever, Mexican and Venezuelan Joss Favela Silverio Lozada, have confirmed their performances. ASCAP, with more than 600,000 members, grant that night other awards Songwriter of the Year, Singer / Songwriter of the Year, Publisher of the Year, Independent Publisher of the Year, Latin Song of the Year, and Pop categories, Tropical, Mexican Regional, Urban Television also receive awards.
