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Gilberto Santa Rosa
Known as El Caballero de la Salsa (The Gentleman of Salsa), Gilberto Santa Rosa’s musical elegance and style has made him one of the most prominent figures in popular music. His countless accolades include seven Grammy Awards and the Guinness World Record Holder for the most #1 hits on Billboard’s Tropical albums chart (12 in total) - making him one of the most successful Latin music vocalists in the world. Influenced greatly by Tito Rodríguez, Santa Rosa has done much to keep the iconic singer’s musical legacy and memory alive, from collecting records, photos and musical instruments to recording an album of Tito Rodriguez’ songs.
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Gilberto Santa Rosa’s musical elegance and style has made him one of the most prominent figures in popular music. His countless accolades in the recording industry reaffirm his validity through the years, among them the 2002 ASCAP Latin Heritage Award, 6 GRAMMY awards most recently, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Necesito Un Bolero.
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Gilberto Santa Rosa At Lehman Center For The Performing Arts
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Joe Alterman
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its unforgettable 31st season with one of Salsa’s greatest voices for the past three decades, GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY winner GILBERTO SANTA ROSA, whose unique style of soneo (improvisational singing) revolutionized Salsa. His world-wide tour stops at Lehman Center on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 8pm. Countless mega-hits, including “Conciencia,” “Conteo regresivo,” “Perdóname” and “Que alguien me diga,” have made him one of the most prolific masters of popular tropical music. For this ...
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Gilberto Santa Rosa
Instrument: Vocals
Born: August 21, 1962
