Raulín Rosendo

Name:  Raulín Rosendo
Date of birth: August 30, 1957
Place of birth: Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.

The Salsa star - Raulin Rosendo - was born on 30th August 1957, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He later moved to New York City. Rosendo has been  steeped in the rhythms of Afro-Antilles music since childhood, which has had a great impact and influence on his musical career.

Music career
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 1990's Salsa, Solamente Salsa. By 1993 he was recording in New York with producer Ricky Gonzalez, scoring the hits “Amor en Secreto” and ”Santo Domingo”.

Trivia:
The subsequent success hits of albums ¡Lo Maximo!, 1995's Dominicano Para El Mundo, 1997's ¡Contrólate! & 1998's Llego la Ley, established him among the biggest salsa performers of the period. Donde Me Coja la Noche followed in 1999.

Discography:
1990 Salsa, Solamente Salsa
1991 Mamá vieja
1992 El salsero del sueblo
1993 ¡Lo máximo!
1995 El Sonero Que El Pueblo Prefiere
1995 Dominicano para el mundo
1995 El sonero que el pueblo prefiere
1997 Disco de Oro Videos
1997 Controlate
1997 ¡Simplemente Controlate!
1997 Contrólate' Salsa
1997 Sonero que el pueblo prefiere
1997 Dominicano para el mundo
1998 Non Stop Doble éxitos '99
1998 Non Stop Doble Exitos '99
1998 Llegó la ley
1999 Donde me coja la noche
2001 Raulín en Venezuela
2002 De aquí pa' allá
2002 Historia de éxitos
2003 La fama es peligrosa
2004 Lo mejor de lo mejor
2006 Dame otra oportunidad
 

By Lourd Vijay
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About the Author: Lourd Vijay is the principal Promoter of Latin culture, music and dance in the Asian Region. He recently stood 10th at the “most Popular Entrepreneur of the year 2009” amongst 180 nominees from across the country. An innovative choreographer and a very able instructor, he is the director of the Lourd Vijay’s Dance Studios (www.lvds.in) in India.