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The origins of the music are traced to the land of El Cibao, where merengue cibaeño and merengue típico are the terms most musicians use to refer to classical merengue. 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.
Conjunto Quisqueya is a Merengue musical band from the Dominican Republic. Active since 1972, the band has released several albums and reached international fame. Active since 1972, the band has released several albums and reached international fame.
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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 .
Merengue then became mostly danced by rural peoples who embraced the dance and its African heritage. Merengue Dancers. According to Ramiro Burr, merengue was originally performed with acoustic groups. [7] During the 20th century, merengue's original lead instrument was the guitar. By the 1940s and 1950s it was performed with accordions. [8]
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Cumbé was born in Haiti and migrated to the Dominican Republic when he was 8 years old. [1]His musical debut took place in the 1980s with his single El Gatico written for Aníbal Bravo’s orchestra.
The category is awarded for "vocal or instrumental Merengue and/or Bachata albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material". [2] The award was originally presented as Best Merengue Album and established in 2000 before it was discontinued in 2007.