Upon graduating from high school, Raúl began his studies in music and sound engineering by joining Kennedy's Music World, a local music school. 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. Finally, in 1994, he formed New York's hottest and most established merengue band, Oro Sólido. That same year, he released his self-titled debut album, Oro Sólido. To his amazement, it was the beginning of a long and exciting career that has spanned over 12 years and worldwide recognition.
The albums came almost every year after that. With hits like "Ta Cache," "La Tanguita Roja," "Maria se Fue," "El Baile del Beeper," "Una Nalgadita," "La Morena," and many more, 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 y Premio Lo Nuestro, just to name a few.
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 Jerry Lewis Telethon. The group has also performed over 5 times in the renowned Madison Square Garden as well as other famous arenas like the Universal City Amphitheater in Los Angeles, El Zócalo de Mexico, Estadio Modelo de Ecuador, El Monumento in Dominican Republic and the Meadowlands in New Jersey. The group has shared the stage with artists such as 50 cent, Leann Rhymes, Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony, Fat Joe, Johnny Ventura, Wilfrido Vargas, Tito Puente, El Gran Combo and The Temptations, just to name a few.
Keeping in mind their humanitarian spirit, Oro Sólido also does benefit work with different organizations like World Vision, March of Dimes, The Wheelchair Foundation, Health Plus, Verizon and the City of New York's Commission of Domestic Violence.
Oro Sólido is also affiliated to companies such as Supercanal Caribe, a growing Latin cable station in the U.S. and Dominican Republic. Recently, the group launched their own Oro Sólido Phone Card, which proves that they are one of the biggest market shares in Latin music presentations worldwide, and one of the most promising acts to be able to knock on the door of U.S. mainstream markets.
Maria Se Fue
Oro Solido Lyrics
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una mujer sin hombre con todo po hacer.
vivimos cada día sin preguntar por que
jugamos ese juego que nunca olvidare.
coro:
se fue, se fue el sueño aquel no sé
a donde fue. se fue, se fue y yo
me quede pensando lo que ayer se fue
se fuee. y vuelves en verano ta claro
como ayer pero es solo un reflejo
de lo que pudo hacer. en todo lo
que leo su imagen siempre está
y no puedo evitarlo no dejo de pensar
coro2:
se fue, se fue como un tentapa y aun
escucho su cancion. se fue, se fue el sue´ño
aquel y ya no volvera se fue murio...
se fue. se fue, se fue no hay por que llorar
el tiempo nos igualara se fue, se fue
juras la verdad y no giro querer que ya
se fue se fue murio.
The song "Maria Se Fue" by Oro Solido is about a woman named Maria who came into the singer's life with nothing to lose. She didn't have a man and had everything to do. The singer and Maria played a game together without questioning why they were doing it. They lived every day as it came. The chorus talks about Maria leaving and taking the dream with her. The singer is left wondering where she went and what happened to her but he believes that she died. He can't stop thinking about her even though she's gone. The second verse talks about how he still hears her song and her image is still present in his life. He can't help but remember the time they spent together. The chorus repeats again saying that Maria left like a moment and he can't bring her back. He tells himself that there's no need to cry because time will equalize everything.
Line by Line Meaning
llegó si un centavo, sin nada que perder.
He arrived with nothing but a penny, with nothing to lose.
una mujer sin hombre con todo po hacer.
A woman without a man, with everything to do.
vivimos cada día sin preguntar por que
We live every day without asking why.
jugamos ese juego que nunca olvidare.
We play that game that I will never forget.
coro:
Chorus:
se fue, se fue el sueño aquel no sé
She's gone, gone that dream, I don't know where.
a donde fue. se fue, se fue y yo
Where did she go? She's gone, gone and I
me quede pensando lo que ayer se fue
Stayed thinking about what left yesterday.
murio
She died.
se fuee. y vuelves en verano ta claro
She's gone. And you come back in summer, it's clear.
como ayer pero es solo un reflejo
Like yesterday but it's just a reflection.
de lo que pudo hacer. en todo lo
Of what could have been done. In everything
que leo su imagen siempre está
I read, her image is always there.
y no puedo evitarlo no dejo de pensar
And I can't avoid it, I can't stop thinking.
coro2:
Chorus 2:
se fue, se fue como un tentapa y aun
She's gone, gone like a shadow and still
escucho su cancion. se fue, se fue el sue´ño
I hear her song. She's gone, gone that dream
aquel y ya no volvera se fue murio...
And it won't come back, she's gone, died...
se fue. se fue, se fue no hay por que llorar
She's gone. Gone, gone, no need to cry
el tiempo nos igualara se fue, se fue
Time will make us equal, she's gone, gone
juras la verdad y no giro querer que ya
You swear the truth and I don't want to believe that
se fue se fue murio.
She's gone, gone, died.
Contributed by Anna Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.