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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.
On July 16, 2020, Grupo Manía released the official video of single "Get Low" on YouTube. The melody relies heavily on synthesizers and disco-like fusions, but without leaving behind the group's merengue essence. "Banchy" describes the song as a "trip back to the 70's", and "something that gets us out of our comfort zone as a group".
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.
In 1995, Mendez released his solo album "El Hombre Merengue", which sold 1.5 million copies. Mendez was responsible for the 1997 song "El Vuelo 587", [ 1 ] which pays tribute to American Airlines Flight 587 , an early morning departure flight from New York City to Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic . [ 2 ]
Like many other Caribbean styles, méringue is played by artists who are usually anonymous and, although their music is very much alive, they tend to be called "traditional." Haïti Chérie is a song that brings together the best traditional méringue bands presenting a repertoire of mostly anonymous classics.
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Los Hermanos Rosario is an emblematic merengue music band from the Dominican Republic. The orchestra was founded on 1 May 1978, Labor Day in Salvaleón de Higuey, a town on the edge of the eastern part of the Dominican Republic. At that time, the 7 brothers debuted with the municipal authorities in a ceremony in their native town.