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The word Cibao was a native name for the island, although the Spanish used it in their conquest to refer to a specific part of the island, the highest mountainous range. The term merengue cibaeño is therefore partially native and so merengue might also be a derivation of a native word related to song, music, dance, or festival.
With about 35 years of musical career, he is one of the most transcendent merengueros in the Dominican Republic. El Jeffrey first became a household name with the 80's merengue group La Artilleria along with Nelson Gil, Joan Minaya and "La Rubia" Jaqueline. [4]
Cuero - generally means cowhide in Spanish, but in merengue refers most of the time to a tambora skin. Chivo - means goat, but refers to a goatskin for tambora. Merengue derecho - "straight" merengue, the kind which most are familiar with. A simplified version is played in the first part of a two-part merengue.
Omega has helped create and popularize [5] a new form of merengue, called merengue urbano or merengue de calle. [6] It is a blend of merengue with hip hop and R&B. [7] [8] This new genre has been adopted by many artists from diverse backgrounds such as Cuban-American Pitbull and Colombian-born Shakira. [8]
Merengue (/ m ə ˈ r ɛ ŋ ɡ eɪ /, [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]
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. [1] [2] [3] 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 ...
Las Chicas Del Can were an all-female merengue group from Dominican Republic. [1] Originally created by pianist Belkis Concepción, several teams of female vocalists and musicians have alternately performed under the name Las Chicas del Can throughout the group's history.
Ñico Lora died on April 9, 1971 in the town of Bisonó (Navarrete), where there is a plaza called "La Plaza de la Cultura Ñico Lora" which was built in 1997 to honor his achievements and contributions to Dominican music. [6]