Jesús Sanoja

Jesús "Chucho" Sanoja (September 23, 1926 – December 11, 1998) was a Venezuelan musician, pianist, composer, music director and arranger. His grandson, Jesús Alfonso Sanoja Soulés, an audiovisual producer.

A memorable performances of the Chucho Sanoja and his orchestra was in 1953 at the inauguration of the Hotel Tamanaco in Caracas and at the 10th Conference of Foreign Ministers, held in the Venezuelan capital itself in 1954 where they shared the stage with the famous Lecuona Cuban Boys.

In 1958, Sanoja and his orchestra released the album, Lamento Náufrago (Shipwreck's Complain) on the record label Discomoda.

Birth and Death Data: Born (Caracas (capital and largest city of Venezuela)), Died December 11, 1998 (Caracas (capital and largest city of Venezuela) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1948 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor VE-235 10-in. before 3/10/1948 Campesinita Miguel Briceño ; Orquesta "Billo's Caracas Boys" Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor VE-257 10-in. before 6/30/1948 Florinda, criolla linda Rafa Galindo ; Orquesta Aldemaro Romero ; Jesús Sanoja Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-258 10-in. before 6/30/1948 No necesito de tí Rafa Galindo ; Orquesta Aldemaro Romero ; Jesús Sanoja Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-277 10-in. before 3/29/1949 Tu me enseñaste Marco Tulio Maristany ; Orquesta Hermanos Belisario Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor VE-295-AD 10-in. before 10/28/1949 Me la paso pensando Ulises Acosta ; Marco Tulio Maristany ; Orquesta Radio Caracas Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor VE-301 10-in. before 12/21/1949 Aunque parezca inútil Ulises Acosta ; Marco Tulio Maristany ; Orquesta Radio Caracas Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor VE-305 10-in. before 10/31/1949 Franqueza Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Alcibiades Sánchez ; Jesús Sanoja Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-306 10-in. before 10/31/1949 En la soledad Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Alcibiades Sánchez ; Jesús Sanoja Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-307 10-in. before 11/30/1949 Dilema Ulises Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Alcibiades Sánchez ; Jesús Sanoja Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-308 10-in. before 12/12/1949 Incompresión Ulises Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Alcibiades Sánchez ; Jesús Sanoja Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-309 10-in. before 11/30/1949 Las cosas de Elena Ulises Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Alcibiades Sánchez ; Jesús Sanoja Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-310 10-in. before 12/12/1949 El cráneo lo tengo roto Ulises Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Alcibiades Sánchez ; Jesús Sanoja Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-311 10-in. before 11/11/1949 Cuento de hadas Maria Teresa Acosta ; Ulises Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Jesús Sanoja Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-312 10-in. before 11/11/1949 Frente a frente Maria Teresa Acosta ; Ulises Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Jesús Sanoja Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-313 10-in. before 10/14/1949 Venezuela habla cantando Maria Teresa Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Jesús Sanoja Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-314 10-in. before 12/6/1949 Déjame Maria Teresa Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Jesús Sanoja Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-315 10-in. before 10/14/1949 El joropo nacional Maria Teresa Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Jesús Sanoja Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-316 10-in. before 12/12/1949 El alma de las maracas Maria Teresa Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Jesús Sanoja Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-317 10-in. before 1/3/1950 Canción de amor Maria Teresa Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Jesús Sanoja Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-318 10-in. before 12/6/1949 Infiel Maria Teresa Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Jesús Sanoja Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-319 10-in. before 12/12/1949 Verde luna Maria Teresa Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Jesús Sanoja Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor VE-320 10-in. before 1/3/1950 Maldeojo Maria Teresa Acosta ; Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Jesús Sanoja Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and piano instrumentalist, piano  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sanoja, Jesús," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209067.

Sanoja, Jesús. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209067.

"Sanoja, Jesús." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209067

External Sources

Discogs: Jesús Sanoja

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Sanoja, Jesús, 1926-1998 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007020405

Wikidata: Chucho Sanoja - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5115310

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/53920548

MusicBrainz: Chucho Sanoja - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/45444ba9-ead6-4e53-a926-b407d86bf2a0

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