Dimensión Latina
La Dimensión Latina is a salsa band from Venezuela .
Career
The group was founded on March 15, 1972 in the “La Distinción” brewery in Caracas by Oscar D'León , César “Albóndiga” Monge, José “Joseíto” Rodríguez, José Antonio Rojas and Elio Pacheco y Jesús “Chuito” Narváez. Their first record in 1972 "El Clan de Víctor y Dimensión Latina" was a recording with the group Clan de Víctor . Oscar D'León sang her first hit "Pensando en ti". In 1973 Dimensión Latina took part in numerous events such as the Carnaval de Maracaibo after the release of her album “Triunfadores”part. In 1974 the bolero musician Wladimir Lozano joined Dimensión Latina and they had their first international successes. The album Dimensión Latina 75 had numerous hits like "Taboga", "Llorarás", "Parampampam", "La Vela" and "Cañonazo" and made them known worldwide in the salsa scene. At that time, New York City was experiencing a real salsa boom. The success of Dimensión Latina was also continued with titles like “Dolor cobarde”, “El Frutero” and “Dormir contigo”. In 1977 they produced “La Dimensión Latina en Nueva York”, this year Oscar D'León left the band and began his solo career. After D'León left the band, the Puerto Rican singer Andy Montañez , formerly lead singer of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico , joined the band and started a new era. In November 1977 Dimensión Latina played at the Salsa International Festival in New York's Madison Square Garden . With Andy Montañez they recorded a total of eight records with hits such as "El Eco De Un Tambó", "Linda Minerva", "Ave Maria Lola", "Cantante Errante" and "Quisiera Saber". 1980 Montañez left the group again. In the 1990s, the combo had varying successes and a different line-up. On July 24, 2003, the group was honored as Patrimonio Histórico Cultural de Caracas by the City of Caracas for their great commitment to Caribbean music.
| year | Surname | place |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Festival de Salsa Internacional | Madison Square Garden , New York City , USA |
| 1978 | Festival de Salsa Fever | Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA |
| 1979 | Festival Mundial de Salsa | Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan , Puerto Rico |
| 1980 | The Boston Globe Jazz Festival | Boston , Massachusetts , USA |
| 1983 | Festival de Salsa Internacional | Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA |
| 1986 | Festival Mundial de Salsa de New York | Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA |
| 1990 | Festival de Can Cun | Cancun , Mexico |
| 1991 | Festival de Nime | Nîmes , France |
| 1993 | Festival de Orquestas | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1997 | Festival Mundial de Orquestas | Bogotá , Colombia |
| 1998 | Festival de Orquestas | Miami , Florida , USA |
| 2001 | Festival Mundial de Orquestas | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 2003 | Festival Mundial de Salsa | Caracas , Venezuela |
| 2004 | Festival Mundial de la Salsa | Panama |
| 2005 | Sauce World-Wide Festival | France |
Discography
- El Clan de Víctor y Dimensión Latina (1972)
- Triunfadores en La Dimensión Latina (1973)
- Dimensión Latina 75 (1975)
- Dimensión Latina 76 Salsa Brava (1976)
- Dimensión Latina 77 Internacional - Dimensión Latina en Nueva York, Los generales de la salsa (1977)
- Dimensión Latina 78 - 780 Kilos de Salsa, Tremenda Dimensión Inconquistable (1978)
- Dimensión Latina 79 - Combinación Latina No 4 (1979)
- Para Siempre ... El Número Uno con la Número Uno (1980)
- Cuerda para rato (1981)
- 10 años repartiendo salsa (1982)
- Producto de Exportación (1984)
Appointment of the founding members
- Elio Pacheco: Congas
- Jesús “Chuito” Narváez: piano
- José “Joseíto” Rodríguez: Timbal, Timbalito, Campana
- José “Rojitas” Rojas: trombone and choir
- Oscar D'León: vocals and bass
- César “Albóndiga” Monge: trombone and choir
Prizes and awards
- Meridianos de Oro
- Guaicaipuros de Oro
- Musa de Oriente
- Mara de Ooro
- Congo de Oro in Colombia
- Buho de Oro in Panama
Web links
Notes and individual references
- ↑ cervezaria can also mean beer pub
- ↑ in a duet with Argenis Carruyo
- ^ Spanish historical cultural heritage of Caracas
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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- ↑ . Span bell - Salsaínstrument
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