Interested in singing, the guitar, and the cuatro from an early age, Salazar learned to play by ear and later took piano lessons in Fort Collins, Colorado.
He has performed internationally to “standing room only crowds” and in intimate settings in Venezuela, Dominican Republic, San Diego (CA), Miami, Orlando, Gainesville and Tampa (FL), Denver and Fort Collins (CO), San Juan (PR), Madrid (Spain), Bonn and Stuttgart (Germany), Brussels (Belgium), The Hague (Netherlands), Paris (France), London (England), Zurich and Berna (Switzerland).
Salazar recorded albums with two popular musicians and singers from Venezuela, Hernán Gamboa and Gualberto Ibarreto.
The CD entitled "Pa' los Chamos" contains 13 songs that children in Venezuela learn during kindergarten and elementary school years.
[citation needed] During his career, Salazar has also participated in concerts featuring other famous singers such as José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", María Teresa Chacín, Hernán Gamboa, among many others.