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Oscar D' León
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
Pressings credited
138
Albums
6
Decades active
2
In collections
Biography
Óscar Emilio León Simosa (born July 11, 1943), known as Oscar D'León, and affectionately called The Pharaoh of Salsa, The Lion of Salsa, and the World's Sonero, is a Venezuelan musician and bassist best known for his salsa music. He is the author of Llorarás, which he recorded in 1974 with his group, Dimensión Latina. He is also an ambassador for Operation Smile.
Bio from Wikipedia
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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