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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.
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.
Robert José de León "Papi" Sánchez (born 18 September 1975) is a Dominican merengue singer and rapper. Initially, beginning his career as a Hip Hop MC, radio host and music director, considered as an important member of the early stage of the Dominican Hip Hop movement, Eventually found major success bleeding Rap, R&B and merengue music in mid-2000s.
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.
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 .
Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel had the best-performing Latin single in 1997, 1998 and 2001.. The year-end charts for the Hot Latin Songs chart are published in the last issue of Billboard magazine every year.
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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.