In 1976 he started with a group of amateurs in Puerto Rico, and his first recording was with the Mario Ortiz Orchestra. He then moved on to Orquesta La Grande, and during the two years Gilberto was with them, he met Mr. Elias Lopés who later helped mold and polish the promising young singer, releasing three recordings.
In 1980, he got an important opportunity recording "Homenaje a Eddie Palmieri" with the Puerto Rico All Stars. He then went on to record with Tommy Olivencia. From 1981 through 1986 he was with the Willie Rosario Orchestra where he recorded six albums.
Santa Rosa then signed with Ralph Cartagena's Combo Records. In 1986, he debuted on Good Vibrations fronting his own salsa orquesta. After releasing three more albums on Combo, including "De Amor y Salsa", he switched to CBS Records and issued the chart-topping salsa romantica set Punto De Vista in 1990, which went platinum and spawned the smash hits "Vivir Sin Ella" and "Perdoname". Santa Rosa's 1991 CBS/Sony follow-up, Perspectiva, was another monster hit.
Since the mid-80s, the mainstream salsa recording industry in Puerto Rico and the USA has been largely preoccupied with developing and marketing the images of "good looking" young male vocalists, rather than producing solid, stimulating music performed by swinging soneros (improvising salsa singers). Santa Rosa, however, who was one of the first of this new crop of solo singers, is regarded as being amongst the small number who deserve to be called a sonero.
In 1990, Santa Rosa was in the illustrious company of Andy Montañez and Pedro Brull (from Mulenze ), as one of the contemporary soneros assembled by bandleader Don Perignon for his all-star La Puertorriqueña project. In 1990, he won the Billboard Lo Nuestro award for Best Male Singer. He has also performed at New York's prestigious annual salsa festival. But 1990 was an important year in other respects. Santa Rosa made acting debut in the play "La pareja dispareja", where he was joined by Rafo Muñiz and Luis Vigoreaux.
He visited Japan in 1995 as Puerto Rico's musical ambassador and sang one of his songs, "De cara al viento" in Japanese in his effort to bridge the cultural barriers. Since then Santa Rosa's fame reached across borders and continents; commanding recognition as salsa artist in most demand. In 1996 he released yet another smash album Esencia which included hit songs such as No Quiero Nada Regala'o.
Santa Rosa's recent work has not been limited to soloist recordings. He joined other artists in the First President's Festival in the Dominican Republic; Andy Montañez in New York's Lincoln Center, in 1997; and Olga Tañon in the Universal Studios Amphitheater in Holloywood, in 1997.
In 1999, he released Expresión, which reinforced his international fame. The album included the hit song "Que alguien me diga", written by Omar Alfanno, which was at the top of Billboard‘s latin chart for various weeks. The album also included the song Fulana, unlike his well known salsa, demonstrating his wide range of interests and ability. The album was selected as one of the 20 best recordings of the year by the National Foundation Popular Culture of Puerto Rico.
Buscando La Melodía
Gilberto Santa Rosa Lyrics
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De tener encanto para mí
Ya no es posible imaginar
Que pudo haber antes que tú
En mi existir
Supe lo que era el amor
El mismo instante que sonó tu risa junto a mí
En tu mirar, un nuevo sol
Vivo idolatradamente
Y en un monólogo interior, desesperándome
Mientras la luz de nuestras vidas va apagándose
Vidas que el destino sentenció
Hoy, que no te tengo aquí
Estoy creyendo como nunca
Había creído en ti
Y en el abismo inconsolable
De mis noches sin quietud
Crece tu luz
Yo vivo idolatrándote
Y en un monólogo interior, desesperándome
Mientras la luz de nuestras vidas va apagándose
Vidas que el destino sentenció
Hoy, que no te tengo aquí
Estoy creyendo como nunca
Había creído en ti
Y en el abismo inconsolable
De mis noches sin quietud
Crece tu luz
In this song, Gilberto Santa Rosa sings about his love for someone who is no longer with him. He says that he has stopped thinking about her and that the world no longer has any charm for him. He cannot imagine what his life was like before she entered it, because he is now so consumed by love for her. He describes the moment when he realized that he was in love with her, and how her laughter made him feel. He saw a new sun in her eyes, and he knew that he had found something special.
He then talks about how he is living in a monologue, constantly thinking about her and feeling desperate without her. He says that their lives are slowly fading away, as if it was the destiny that separated them. But even though they are apart, he still loves her and thinks of her constantly. In the dark abyss of his nights without peace, her light grows brighter.
The lyrics of this song capture the intense emotions of love and loss, and the despair that comes with being separated from someone you love. Santa Rosa's smooth delivery and the soft, romantic melody make this song a classic.
Line by Line Meaning
Dejo de pensar en ti y deja el mundo
I stop thinking of you and let the world be
De tener encanto para mí
It no longer has an enchanting effect on me
Ya no es posible imaginar
It's no longer possible to imagine
Que pudo haber antes que tú
What could have been before you
En mi existir
In my existence
Supe lo que era el amor
I knew what love was
El mismo instante que sonó tu risa junto a mí
The very moment I heard your laughter next to me
Definitiva sensación, fue descubrir
Definitive feeling, was to discover
En tu mirar, un nuevo sol
In your gaze, a new sun
Vivo idolatradamente
I live in adoration
Y en un monólogo interior, desesperándome
And in an inner monologue, despairing
Mientras la luz de nuestras vidas va apagándose
While the light of our lives is fading away
Vidas que el destino sentenció
Lives that destiny has sentenced
Hoy, que no te tengo aquí
Today, that I don't have you here
Estoy creyendo como nunca
I'm believing like never before
Había creído en ti
I had believed in you
Y en el abismo inconsolable
And in the inconsolable abyss
De mis noches sin quietud
Of my sleepless nights
Crece tu luz
Your light grows
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@danielherrera4487
Saludos de Los Ángeles california. Este tema de cha cha cha me encanta
@mikeveliz31
Excelente arreglo!! Se puede percibir esa onda elegante de los viento metales que engalanaron varios temas de los 90. Ojalá y volvieran esos compositores que se preocupan por crear melodías, y no desastres de ruído con instrumentos musicales. Que Viva la Buena Música!!! Caracas, Venezuela.
@luismiguelrodriguez211
Una de las mejores del CD.
@lopz33
Un día como hoy, 21 de agosto de 1962, nació en Santurce, Puerto Rico, el actor y cantante Gilberto Santa Rosa Cortés, el Caballero de la Salsa. ¡Felicitaciones, Maestro! 🎵🎤🎶🎉🎂🎊😀😀😀😀😀
@mpadillameng
Cinco en todo. Ojalá Gilberto vuelva a las raíces que es donde e tremendamente bueno.
@marianacamargo6250
Excelente a dos tiempos un tiempo,el caballero d la salsa,cuánto te admiro p este arreglo esto es música,q viva la salsa
@hectorfania8462
Para mi la versión de machito está insuperable con el coro que le hacen y y los solos de trompeta y sax
@ripo1234
Mike V asi es,decada de oro los ochenta y noventas para la salsa,como inf el tema es cubano,de Marcelino Guerra,lo grabo el Benny More en los cincuentas.Magnifica version ,excelente el disco completo.
@alejandrovargas5332
Maravillosa interpretación
@benjamindavid5681
Nueva York!!! This is a Son-Cha, This is my favorite version of Tito Rodriquez's great tune.