Rafael Solano
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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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
518 releases · 129 albums · active 1963–2024
- Performance · 803
- Other credits · 54
- Production · 2
Studios: Crescent Moon Studios · Criteria Recording Studios · The Gentlemen's Club · Ocean Way Recording
Frequent collaborators
- Marco Antonio Muñiz
- Ricky Martin
- Nini Caffaro
- Various
- Roberto Perera
- Rafael Solano Y Su Orquesta
- Gloria Estefan
- Chayanne