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Rafael Solano

Rafael Solano is credited on 330 releases across 129 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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330

Pressings credited

129

Albums

7

Decades active

14

In collections

Biography

Rafael Solano Sánchez (born 10 April 1931 in San Felipe de Puerto Plata, in the Dominican Republic) is a Dominican pianist, songwriter, composer, arranger, author, and former Dominican ambassador to UNESCO. He is credited with writing over a hundred songs of various genres that include romantic, folk, as well as choral, religious, and merengue music. His most famous love song, "Por Amor", has been translated into several languages and performed by renowned artists, such as Marco Antonio Muñiz, Vicki Carr, Jon Secada, the Mariachi Vargas, and Plácido Domingo.

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Credited work

330 releases · 129 albums · active 1963–2022

  • Performance · 437
  • Other credits · 32
  • Production · 2

Studios: Criteria Recording Studios · Crescent Moon Studios · Capitol Studios · The Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA

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