Raulín Rosendo (born August 30, 1957) is a
Dominican salsa
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* Salsa (food), a variety of sauces used as condiments
* Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music
* Salsa (dance), a Latin dance associated with Salsa music
Salsa or SALSA may also refer to:
Arts and ent ...
singer.
Career
Steeped in the rhythms of Afro-Antilles music throughout his childhood, he began his performing career at the age of 12 as a member of the merengue group ''El Chivo y Su Banda'', later appearing with acts including
Fernando Villalona, ''Conjunto Clásico'' and ''Los Vecinos''. Known as “The Angry Sonero”, Rosendo made his solo debut with 1991's ''Salsa, Solamente Salsa'';
by 1993 he was recording in
New York City
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with producer Ricky Gonzalez, scoring the hits ''Amor en Secreto'' & ''Santo Domingo''.
Different projects kept Rosendo resurging with success, but in 1995 his record "El Sonero que el Pueblo Prefiere" became the most sold album of the year and, in it was the song "Uno se cura" one of Raulins greatest hits. He was nominated for a
Cassandra Award and an A.C.E. Award in New York. The subsequent success of albums including ''¡Lo Maximo!'', 1996's ''Dominicano Para el Mundo'', 1997's ''¡Simplemente! ¡Contrólate!'' & 1998's ''Llegó la Ley'' established him among the biggest salsa performers of the period. ''Donde Me Coja la Noche'' followed in 1999.
Discography & videography
Albums
*1988: Salsa Con Amor
*1991: Salsa, Solamente Salsa
*1991: Mamá Vieja
*1992: ¡Que Se Cuiden Los Soneros!
*1992: El Salsero Del Pueblo
*1993: ¡Lo Máximo!: El Sonero Del Pueblo
*1995: El Sonero Que El Pueblo Prefiere
*1996: Dominicano Para El Mundo
*1997: ¡Simplemente! ¡Contrólate!
*1998: Llegó La Ley
*1999: Donde Me Coja La Noche
*2001: En Venezuela
*2002: De Aquí Pa' Allá
*2003: La Fama Es Peligrosa
*2006: Dame Otra Oportunidad
*2021: Tranquilo Que Yo Controlo
Box set/compilation
*1997: El Disco De Oro
*1999: Non Stop Doble Éxitos '99
*2002: Historia De Éxitos
*2015: Joya De Quisqueya
Videos
*1997: ¡Simplemente! ¡Contrólate!
ideo
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*1997: El Sonero Que El Pueblo Prefiere
ideo
IDEO () is a design firm, design and consulting firm with offices in the U.S., England, and China. It was founded in Palo Alto, California, in 1991. The company's 500 staff uses a design thinking approach to design products, services, environmen ...
*1997: Dominicano Para El Mundo
ideo
IDEO () is a design firm, design and consulting firm with offices in the U.S., England, and China. It was founded in Palo Alto, California, in 1991. The company's 500 staff uses a design thinking approach to design products, services, environmen ...
*2004: Lo Mejor De Lo Mejor
*2020: No Saben Nada
See also
*
List of people from the Dominican Republic
This is a list of famous or notable people from the Dominican Republic. The list also includes individuals of People of the Dominican Republic, Dominican ancestry who reside overseas.
Authors
* Julia Alvarez
* Arambilet
* Frank Báez
* Josefi ...
References
1957 births
Living people
20th-century Dominican Republic male singers
Salsa musicians
21st-century Dominican Republic male singers
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