Willie Gonzales
Willie Gonzales , real name Wilberto Gonzáles (born May 13, 1958 in Bayamón , Puerto Rico ) is a Puerto Rican salsa musician .
Life
Willie Gonzales started playing the trombone at the age of 15 . He later developed his skills as a singer and composer. Together with Eddie Santiago he was singer in the band Orquesta Saraguey. Then both switched to the group Conjunto Chaney, which landed their first hit with the title "Paso la vida Pensando". In 1988, after switching to the Orquesta Noche Sensual again, both developed into the Salsa Romántica and Salsa Erótica styles, which emerged in the 1980s. The production was called "Willie González, Original y Único" and sold around 100,000 records. The titles Amor Pirata "," Hazme Olvidarla ", and" Quiero Morir en tu Piel "were great successes. In 1991 he released the album" Willie González, Sin Comparación "under the record label MP, which included hits like" Seda "," No Podrás Escapar de Mí, "Vuelve", and "Ese Soy Yo" included. In 1992 "Para Usted, el Público" came out with the well-known hits "He Vuelto", y "Ese Soy Yo". "Justo a Tiempo" from 1994 with "Pequeñas Cosas", "Esa", "Si Supieras" and "Tanto Amor" was also a great commercial success. After a series of live performances, his danceable music became very popular in Europe , USA , Mexico , Venezuela , Colombia , Panama , Peru , Ecuador and the Dominican Republic .
Style and meaning
A typical Salsa Romántica song in terms of text and melody is Willi Gonzales' famous song "Seda":
Seda
Tu cuerpo es como seda y de tanto quererlo me piya la cabeza, |
Your body is like silk and how I would like to stroke it up to my head. |
Tu boca en mi boca |
Your mouth in my mouth |
Seda |
Silk |
Quien va a remplazarme tu cuerpo de seda |
Who will take the place of your silk body |
Fell compañera no se que haria si te perdiera pereceria |
Faithful companion, I don't know what to do without you, I would perish |
Quien va a remplazarme tu cuerpo de seda |
Who will replace your silk body |
Nadie puede remplazar esas cosas maravillosas que |
Nothing can replace this wonderful thing that |
Si es tu cuerpo de seda me ha puesto tan exotico |
If your body is made of silk, then I am so exotic. |
Discography (selection)
- Original y único (1989)
- Para usted, el público (1990)
- Sin comparación (1991)
- Justo a tiempo (1992)
- Grandes éxitos vol. 1 (1994)
- Hacia un nuevo camino (1995)
- Grandes éxitos vol. 2 (1998)
- Lo nuevo y lo mejor (2006)
- Clasicos en vivo (2006)
Prizes and awards
- Disco de Platino (1989)
Web links
- Official website of Willie Gonzales
- Short biography of Willie Gonzales
- Biography of Willie Gonzales on America Salsa
- Interview with Willie Gonzales
Notes and individual references
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gonzales, Willie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gonzáles, Wilberto (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Puerto Rican salsa musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bayamón , Puerto Rico |