Phil Robinson is a salsa singer, composer, and bandleader born in the South Bronx, New York, to Dominican and Puerto Rican parents. He spent his early childhood in the Dominican Republic, where he was raised in a musical family. He began performing at the age of five, singing songs by the Spanish child singer Joselito and reciting poetry in school recitals.
Robinson began his professional music career in 1973, establishing himself as a sonero (improvising lead singer) and composer in the Latin music scene. His work primarily focuses on classic salsa and mambo, drawing on both his New York upbringing and his Caribbean heritage.
His recorded discography includes the albums Oye Salsa Sabor y Clave (2004) and Classical Compositions, Op. 1 (2006). He subsequently released the More Than DNA EP in 2013 and the album Between Two Worlds in 2015. In 2020, Robinson released the full-length album Salsa Para El Mundo Entero as well as the singles Ansiedad and Night And Day.
