Oro Solido
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Oro Solido | |
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| Origin | Dominican Republic |
| Genres | Merengue |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Website | www |
Oro Solido is a New York–based merengue group. Oro Solido has sold several albums, reaching household name status. Their music has even been featured on film as well as being played on tropical music stations since 1995.
Early beginnings
Oro Solido, a Dominican band founded in 1993 was formed by Raul Acosta, who has received the nickname 'El Presidente'. Acosta was born in
Upon graduating from Emerson High School, Raúl began his studies in music and sound engineering by joining Kennedy's Music World, a local music studio, school, and store, where he met a teacher named Kennedy Cortina. Kennedy taught him just about everything he knows, and planted the seed of music in his mind.[1] There he worked retail and operated the music studio as well as helped students in their classes. In 1990, after graduating high school, he held different positions within the Hudson County government.
Rise to stardom
In 1994, Acosta formed the merengue band Oro Sólido. That same year, he released his self-titled debut album, 'Oro Sólido'.
He continued to release albums approximately every year after that. With hits like "Ta Cache," "La Tanguita Roja," "Maria se Fue," "El Baile del Beeper," "Una Nalgadita," "La Morena," among others, Oro Sólido, positioned itself as one of the biggest Latin music groups in the world. They have surpassed various barriers when it comes to performing in the Anglo media and having their music played on English-speaking radio stations. Raul Acosta has been nominated for and won numerous awards throughout the years, including Premios Estrella, Premios ACE and
The group has performed regularly on some of Hispanic TV’s most distinguished and popular TV shows. Oro Sólido was also the first merengue band to perform on Fox 5 News New York and the
The group has also performed five times in Madison Square Garden as well as other famous arenas like the Universal City Amphitheater in Los Angeles, the Zócalo square in Mexico City, Estadio Modelo in Ecuador, El Monumento in Dominican Republic, and the New Jersey Meadowlands. The group has shared the stage with artists such as 50 Cent, LeAnn Rimes, Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony, Fat Joe, Johnny Ventura, Wilfrido Vargas, Tito Puente, El Gran Combo and The Temptations.
Currently, Raul Acosta and Oro Solido are celebrating their 20th anniversary and are touring across the United States, Central, and South America. At present, Raul Acosta resides with his band in Miami, Florida, with other band members Angel Suriña and Raymond Aponte.
Philanthropy
Oro Sólido also does benefit work with different organizations which include
Other markets
Oro Sólido is affiliated to companies such as Supercanal Caribe, a growing Latin cable station in the U.S. and Dominican Republic. The group has also launched their own Oro Sólido Long Distance Phone Card.
Discography
- Oro Solido (1994)
- Y Sigue el Cache (1995)
- Internacional (1996)
- El Poder de New York (1997)
- El Presidente del Merengue (1998)
- 5th Anniversario (1999)
- Best of the Best (2000)
- Planeta Solido (2002)
- Party Time, Pt. 1 (2004)
- Fantasia Urbana (2008)
- Merenguefit (2011)
- El Pum (Single) (2014)
- El Congreso del Merengue (2015)
- En Vivo Desde Miami (2017)
- Live From NY (2017)
- Live From Santiago Dominican Republic (2017)
- Live! From Washington Heights (2017)
- Solid Gold (2019)
- YO No Me Caso (2020)
- Electronic Dance Reggae (2020)
- Festival En La Calle 8 (2020)
References
- ^ "Informe de la 16ava Conferencia Para Asuntos Dominicanos | Institute for Latino Studies Research & Development". instituteforlatinostudies.org. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
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