簡介： by Craig HarrisA skill at improvisation is combined with a highly textured vocal tone by Venezuela-born Oscar DLeón. A top-ranked performer 更多>
by Craig HarrisA skill at improvisation is combined with a highly textured vocal tone by Venezuela-born Oscar DLeón. A top-ranked performer in his homeland, DLeón has continued to solidify his following throughout the world. A joy for entertaining has been a constant thread throughout DLeóns career. In a 1996 interview with the Chicago Tribune, DLeón said, My message is not about ecology or politics, but its simply that people have a good time and remember me as someone who loves them. Born in the Caracas neighborhood of Etamin, DLeón was influenced by Cuban musicians including Beny Moré and la Sonora Mantacera and by New York-based Latin performers including Eddie Palmieri and Willie Colón. He taught himself to play bass by listening and playing along to records. I am not a maestro like they say, he explained. I try to make my instrument sound coherent. DLeón balanced his early career as a vocalist with full-time employment as a taxi driver and factory worker. Forming a band, la Dimensión Latina, in 1973, he recorded his first hit, Pensando en Ti, shortly afterward. Three years later, he formed a second group, la Salsa Mayor. DLeón, whos known affectionately as El Leon de la Salsa (The Lion of Salsa), has toured with very large groups. In addition to touring and recording with a 19-piece band featuring five saxophones, four trombones, and four trumpets, DLeón toured with a 15-piece group in 1996. And after a slew of releases in the late 90s, DLeón returned in the new millennium with Doble Play.
