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Merengue (dance) Merengue (/ məˈrɛŋɡeɪ /, [ 1 ]Spanish: [meˈɾeŋɡe]) is a style of Dominican music and dance. Merengue is the national dance of the Dominican Republic and is also important to national identity in the country. It is a type of danced walk and is accessible to a large variety of people with or without dance experience. [ 2 ]
Merengue dance. Merengues are fast arrangements with a 24 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.
Méringue (French pronunciation: [meʁɛ̃ɡ]; Haitian Creole: mereng), also called méringue lente or méringue de salon (slow or salon méringue), [1][2] is a dance music and national symbol in Haiti. [3] It is a string-based style played on the guitar, horn section, piano, and other string instruments unlike the accordion -based merengue ...
The following is a list of notable musicians who do merengue music This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Wilfrido Radamés Vargas Martínez [1] (Spanish pronunciation: [wilˈfɾiðo ˈβaɾɣas]; born April 24, 1949, in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) is a band leader, trumpeter, vocalist, arranger, composer and producer who was instrumental in making the merengue style a worldwide phenomenon.
Meringue (/ məˈræŋ / mə-RANG, [ 1 ]French: [məʁɛ̃ɡ] ⓘ) is a type of dessert or candy, of French origin, [ 2 ] traditionally made from whipped egg whites and sugar, and occasionally an acidic ingredient such as lemon, vinegar, or cream of tartar.
Mayor of Santo Domingo. In office 1998–2002. Succeeded by. Roberto Salcedo Sr. Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano (8 March 1940 – 28 July 2021), better known as Johnny Ventura nicknamed El Caballo Mayor, [ 2 ] was a Dominican singer and band leader of merengue and salsa.
Miriam Cruz. Miriam Aracelis Cruz Ramírez, better known as Miriam Cruz (born August 17, 1968), is a Dominican merengue musician and actress. Described as a "world famous merengue artist", [1] she is best known for being the lead vocalist of the successful female merengue group, Las Chicas del Can. [2] In 1992, the group reinvented itself under ...