If we talk about artists like Ray Barreto, Poncho Sanchez, Mongo Santamaria or Joe Cuba, we should refer to a reference of the current Salsa, which likewise keeps its legacy. Gerardo Rosales was commissioned to work those thousand times commented golden years of the Salsa  . Very few musicians in Salsa currently active, can afford to present to their credit 20 musical productions. Gerardo Rosales was born in Caracas, Venezuela on July 6, 1964. At the beginning of his musical career he was the percussionist for important musical figures in his country. In his beginnings played with: Café Orchestra, Orlando Poleo, José Rosario, Canelita, Soledad Bravo, Adrenalina Caribe, Ilan Chester, Cecilia Todd, Victor Cuica, AlbertoNaranjo, El Trabuco Venezolano, Joe Ruiz, Tabaco, Los Satelites, Nancy Ramos, Wilmer Lozano, Watussi, Trina Medina and many more. He has lived in the Netherlands, since 1993, a country that has served as the base to spread his music around the world.  
Gerardo Rosales  recorded 20 CDs under his name, and more than 70 CDs with other artists,his specialty is creating musical projects in salsa styles and Latin jazz, some of the projects created by him are: El Combo Mundial, Venezuelan Masters, Charanga La Crisis, Our Latin Groove, La Gran Charanga, Son del Sofa, Ritmico & Pianistico, Cachao Sounds, Tributo al Mango and many more. 
In Europe he performed with: The Rosenberg Trio, Saskia Laroo, Hans Dulfer, Benjamin Herman, Peter Beets, Tango Extremo, Drums United, Nueva Manteca, New Cool Collective, Fra Fra Sound, Denise Jannah, Laura Fygi, Izaline Calister, Metropole Orchestra, Holland Big Band, Lucas van Merwijk & Cubop City Big Band, Lilian Vieira and Maite Hontelé.
Gerardo Rosales has accompanied on tours, recordings and performances in Europe artists such as: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Benny Bailey, Paquito D Rivera, Bebo Valdés, Toots Thielemans, Jimmy Bosch, Juan Pablo Torres, Herman Olivera, Oscar D’León, José Alberto “El Canario", Andy Montañéz, Meñique, Edy Martínez, Carlos "Patato" Valdés, Conexión Latina, Orlando Valle "Maraca", Alfredo Rodríguez, Armando Peraza, Luisito Quintero, Robert Quintero, Ramón Valle, Larry Harlow, Adalberto Santiago, Frankie Vázquez, Oscar Hernandez, Africando, Chamaco Rivera, Luisito Carrion, Jorge Herrera, Edgar Dolor, Dorance Lorza, Ajo Porro, Luisito Rosario, David Cada and Tito Allen.
Discography by Gerardo Rosales:

2016 Gerardo Rosales "Salsa Vintage” 
2014 Gerardo Rosales "Son Del Sofa" 
2013 Gerardo Rosales “Síguelo” 
2011 Gerardo Rosales “Chano Pozo's Music” 
2011 Gerardo Rosales “30 Aniversario” 
2010 Cachao Sounds “La Descarga Continúa” 
2010 Gerardo Rosales “Buscando Chamba” 
2009 Venezuelan Masters Orchestra “Toros y Salsa” 
2008 Gerardo Rosales “Salsa Mundial” 
2007 Our Latin Groove “Bringin' it All On Back” 
2005 Gerardo Rosales “Mongomanía” 
2005 Charanga La Crisis “Salsa Antigua” 
2004 Gerardo Rosales “Tribute to Fania” 
2001 Gerardo Rosales “La Salsa es mi Vida” 
2001 Gerardo Rosales & Edy Martínez “Rítmico y Pianístico” 
1999 Gerardo Rosales “El Venezolano” 
1998 Gerardo Rosales “Señor Tambó” 
1996 Gerardo Rosales “Venezuela Sonora” 
1992 Gerardo Rosales “Salsa Pa'lante de Venezuela” 
1991 Gerardo Rosales "Salsa Pa'Lante de Venezuela" (Vinyl)

Discos Rosales Music