Oscar D'Leon July 12, 2008

The first London show in five years for El Sonero Mayor, the truly great Venezuelan salsa singer and bandleader.

Oscar D'Leon, "El Leon de la Salsa", was born in the Caracas' neighbourhood of Etamin where he began to show interest in percussion instruments and to sing at social activities as a young child. His capacity to improvise, the texture of his voice and his intense love for the music, make Oscar D'Leon a born 'sonero' in the best Latin tradition. Oscar was influenced by the great masters of Cuban music, especially by 'soneros', Beny More and La Sonora Mantacera.

His other influences come from the New York sound of the ...

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