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The music of the Dominican Republic is primarily influenced by Western European music, with Sub-Saharan African and native Taino influences. The Dominican Republic is mainly known for its merengue and bachata music, both of which are the most famous styles of music in the Dominican Republic, and have been exported and popularized around the world.
Although the rock scene stays local and rarely goes international, it is large within the Dominican Republic, especially in the nation's capital, Santo Domingo.Several bands as 'JLS (Spain), Transporte Urbano (U.S.A & Cuba) Sister Madness (Canada), ALF (USA), Pericles (USA, Costa Rica), Dark Miracle (USA), Cevix (Santo Domingo/USA), Los Pérex (USA, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Panama) La ...
The genre was later promoted by Rafael Trujillo, the dictator from 1930 to 1961, who turned it into the national music and dance style of the Dominican Republic. In the United States it was first popularized by New York–based groups and bandleaders like Rafael Petiton Guzman, beginning in the 1930s, and Angel Viloria y su Conjunto Típico ...
"Bachata: A Social History of Dominican Popular Music". Hispanic American Historical Review. 78 (1): 144– 145. - Also at ProQuest; Reily, Suzel Ana (1997). "Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music". Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 3 (2): 169– 170. doi:10.2307/3034382. JSTOR 3034382. - Also at Gale Group
The emergence of radio, first WIDBS and later Radio Dominica helped to spread the music. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the influence of rock, soul and funk music from the United States was reflected in Dominican contemporary dance music. New groups originating from mainly the high school student population emerged.
Juan Valdez is a composer and orchestral director of salsa music in the Dominican Republic. Valdez has composed music for Asdrubar and helped jumpstart Michel "El Buenón"'s career, and has prepared arrangements of songs for numerous other vocalists. Valdez, born in 1962, played with merengue bands in his early years, including Sergio Vargas ...
Dominican Republic portal; History portal; ... Pages in category "1960s in the Dominican Republic" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Music venues in the Dominican Republic (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Music of the Dominican Republic" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.