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Gage Averill of New York University concluded that overall the work is "remarkable and readable", although it is "uneven in places". [4]John Charles Chasteen of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill praised the book for being "lucid" and reflecting the author's knowledge of the subject.
Xtreme is the bachata group Xtreme's first album under a recognized label, SGZ Entertainment. [2] The album contains the singles, "Te Extraño" and "Honey I Do". The album was later re-issued under the Univision Music Group label after their acquisition of SGZ International. Only Steve Styles and Danny D were on the cover of the re-issued ...
Bachata is a genre of music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the 20th century. It contains elements of European (mainly Spanish music), indigenous Taino and African musical elements, representing the cultural diversity of the Dominican population. [1]
It is considered one of his most emblematic and important albums. The album set the musical path for his later albums, re-formulating Dominican merengue and bachata music through the contemporary elements of pop, rock, salsa, or jazz. Incorporating socially conscious lyrics with danceable merengues and romantic-poetic bachatas, the album is ...
In 1990, His follow album up, Bachata Rosa is Guerra most successful album, helping to launch Bachata and Merengue to mainstrean and international audience. It remained at the number one for 24 weeks on US Billboard Tropical Charts and was the best selling tropical album of 1991 and breaking record sales and top the charts Mexico, Spain, Chile ...
God's Project was the band's first album to be distributed by Sony Latin Music. With the new Sony distribution, expectations were high. According to the band's manager Johnny Marines, citing presence in mass-merchant accounts and on internet sites, explained "When you add them all up, they add up to something big" and "Sony has opened the doors for many forms of promotion we didn't have in the ...
Hoja En Blanco (English: Blank Sheet) is the debut studio album by Dominican bachata duo Monchy & Alexandra. [1] The album contains the hit single, "Hoja En Blanco" which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. It was originally written and performed by the Colombian vallenato band, Los Diablitos.
Fogaraté! is the seventh album of the famous Dominican songwriter and musician Juan Luis Guerra.It was released on July 19, 1994. [1] [2] [3] The album mixed a variety of music genres including rural and folkloric roots of merengue called "Perico Ripao" with elements of African soukus music and Tropical Music such as Reggae with the collaboration of African guitarist Diblo Dibala and ...