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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.
Milly Quezada was born as Milagros Quezada Borbon on May 21, 1955. She is a singer in Latin America. Her hometown is Dominican Republic. She graduated from New York City College with a communications degree. Then she was known as the Queen of Merengue, or La Reina de Merengue. She had a group with her two brothers and sister called Milly, Y Los ...
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]
El Barbaro del Ritmo with Perez Prado and Rafael De Paz (Victor, 1962; recorded 1949–1951) Homenaje póstumo (Discuba, 1963; recorded 1960) Benny More Y Su Orquesta... (Palma, 1964) Recordando (RCA Camden, 1964) Lo Mejor de Beny Moré (RCA, 1965) La Época De Oro Vol.II (RCA, 1969) y Su Salsa de Siempre (RCA, 1978) Grandes Exitos (Darcole ...
This style of merengue was originally known as merengue estilo yanqui (yankee-style merengue) or "Palm Beach one step", from which the term pambiche stems (corruption of "Palm Beach"). It is said to have originated from the americanized versions of merengue that the US military personnel performed during the occupation of the Dominican Republic ...
José Gabriel Severino (born 1 April 1974), [1] better known by his stage name El Jeffrey, is a merengue artist from the Dominican Republic. [2] A major album of his is "Mi Vida". El Jeffrey first became a household name with the 80's merengue group La Artillería.
Bonny Cepeda (born Fernando Antonio Cruz Paz on June 5, 1954 in the Dominican Republic) is a merengue artist, band leader and producer. [1] In 1986 he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Top Tropical Latin Performance for his album, Noche de Discotheque .
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 ...