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Oscar D' León
real name Oscar Emilio León Somoza
Oscar D' León is credited on 529 releases across 138 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1972–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
529
Credits
138
Albums
6
Decades active
2
In collections
Biography
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Oscar Emilio León Somoza, better known as Oscar D'León (born in Caracas, Venezuela on July 11, 1943) is a Venezuelan musician who became internationally famous for his salsa music. In Spanish, he is known as El Diablo de la Salsa ("The Devil of Salsa"), El Sonero del Mundo ("the Son Singer of the World") and el Faraón de la salsa ("the pharaoh of salsa"). His most famous song is perhaps "Llorarás," which he recorded in 1975 with his group Dimension Latina. He is also ambassador for Operation Smile.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
529 releases · 138 albums · active 1972–2023
- Performance · 1,463
- Other credits · 221
- Production · 20
- Mastering · 1
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Intersonido C.A. · La Discoteca C.A. · Latin Sound Studios · VU Recording Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Dimension Latina
- Oscar D'Leon Y Su Orquesta
- Tito Puente
- Oscar D'Leon Y Su Salsa Mayor
- La Critica
- Oscar D'León Y Su Orquesta
- Lonyo
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