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Rafael Solano Sánchez (born 10 April 1931 in San Felipe de Puerto Plata, in the Dominican Republic) is a Dominican pianist, songwriter, composer, arranger, author, ^[1] and former Dominican ambassador to UNESCO. ^{[2] [3]} He is credited with writing over a hundred songs of various genres that include romantic, folk, as well as choral, religious, and merengue music. His most famous love song, " Por Amor", has been translated into several languages and performed by renowned artists, such as Marco Antonio Muñiz, Vicki Carr, Jon Secada, the Mariachi Vargas, and Plácido Domingo.

Discography

• His Music and Piano Instrumental (1960)
• Mucha Música, Mucho Ritmo, Mucho Sabor y Todo... Por Amor (1960)
• Perdidamente Enamorado Vol. 1 (1965)
• Amorama: Su Piano y Su Música Instrumental En Carnegie Hall (1969)
• A Bailar la Mangulina (1970)
• Internacional (1970)
• Está Bien (1970)
• La Batuta (1972)
• Solano En Navidad (1972)
• Lo Mejor de Rafael Solano (1972)
• Váyase En Paz Compadre (1972)
• Ha Llegado la Hora del Moro (1973)
• Siempre Arriba (1973)
• Lo Más de Rafael Solano y Sus Amigos (1974)
• La Soga (1975)
• Esta Es Mi Orquesta (1975)
• Dominicanita (1976)
• Fiesta Fabulosa (1976)
• Merengue a Piano (1977)
• Salsa y Merengue (1977)
• Super Hits (1977)
• Esta Es Mi Orquesta! (1980)
• Lo Pidieron...Aquí lo Tienen (1980)
• Solano...Sabroso...! (1981)
• Su Compa (1982)
• Los Galleros (1982)
• Merengues (1987)
• Ritmo y Amor (1989)
• 14 Grandes Éxitos de Rafael Solano (1993)
• Colección (1994)
• Canciones Dominicanas En Concierto (1996)
• Merengues Navideños (1998)
• Merengue de Siempre (1998)
• El Disco de Oro (2000)
• Recordando el Ayer: Merengues Dominicanos Vol. 1 (2000)
• Reserva Musical (2008)

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