Raulín Rosendo (born August 30, 1957) is a Dominican salsa 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 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! [Video] 1997: El Sonero Que El Pueblo Prefiere [Video] 1997: Dominicano Para El Mundo [Video] 2004: Lo Mejor De Lo Mejor 2020: No Saben Nada
See also List of people from the Dominican Republic
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