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Dominican Republic traditional merengue artist El Prodigio. Merengue is a musical genre native to the Dominican Republic. It has a moderate to a very fast 2/4 rhythm played on güira (metal scraper) and the double-headed tambora. The accordion is also common. Traditional, accordion-based merengue is usually termed merengue típico and is still ...
Athenas. Athenas María Venica (born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 10, 1992) is a Catholic music singer-songwriter from Argentina. [ 1][ 2] In 2022 she was nominated to the Latin Grammy for her album Alfa y Omega for Best Christian Album. [ 3][ 4] With over six released albums, her YouTube channel is in the top 10 with more subscribers ...
On 7 June 1897, the Congress of the Dominican Republic passed an act adopting "Himno Nacional" with the original music and revised lyrics as the country's official national anthem; however, then- President Ulises Heureaux (1846–1898) vetoed the act, because the lyric's author, Prud’Homme, was an opponent of the president and his ...
Fernando Villalona at a concert in 2010. Ramón Fernando Villalona Évora (born May 7, 1955), known professionally as Fernando Villalona, is a Dominican merengue singer. Considered to be one of the most important merengue artists in the genre's history, Villalona began singing in the early 1970s; his popularity started to grow by the late 1970s ...
Awards. Heat Latin Music Awards [ 1 ] Premio Lo Nuestro. Emanuel Herrera Batista (born 18 December 1990), known by his stage name El Alfa or El Alfa El Jefe, is a Dominican rapper known as the King of Dembow. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Batista was born in Bajos de Haina, Santo Domingo. He is known for his initial afro hairstyle which led him to popularity in ...
Merengues are fast arrangements with a 2. 4 beat. The traditional instrumentation for a conjunto típico (traditional band), the usual performing group of folk merengue, is a diatonic accordion, a two–sided drum, called a tambora, held on the lap, and a güira. A güira is a percussion instrument that sounds like a maraca.
The singer will only tease a bit more about what to expect to TODAY. “This new era, it’s a little bit more classic,” Alejandro says, describing it as “‘West Side Story’ — more ...
Trio Reynoso also known as "The Kings of Merengue Tipico" are considered to be one of the best musical groups of perico ripiao or merengue tipico. Trio Reynoso was composed of singer/accordionist Pedro Reynoso, percussionist Francisco Esquea, singer and güira player Domingo Reynoso, and marimbero and güirero Antonio Rosario Almonte(chirichito) who is known as one of the best güireros of all ...