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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.
Jose Peña Suazo had previously worked with Latin music makers including Alfonso "Pochi" Vásquez and Kinito Mendez. In 1994 Suazo went on his own and formed his own group which he named "Jose Peña Suazo y la Banda Gorda", dubbed 'Banda Gorda' for short. The group's first album "Libre al fin" (Free at Last), was released on April 19, 1994.
Suavemente is considered to have revolutionized merengue music, making it a popular subgenre of Latin music, [62] and the album brought Crespo international recognition in the merengue market. [ 63 ] [ 21 ] The singer is the first merengue artist with an album atop the U.S. Top Latin Albums chart, [ 17 ] and two number-one songs on the U.S. Hot ...
The music video for "El Merengue" was released on March 3, 2023, on both Marshmello's and Turizo's YouTube channels. It reached 100 million views in September 2023.
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.
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 ]
Merengue tipico band playing in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Merengue típico (also known as merengue cibaeño or colloquially as perico ripiao) is a musical genre of the Dominican Republic, and the oldest style of merengue. Merengue típico is the term preferred by most musicians as it is more respectful and emphasizes the music's traditional ...
Cruz Manuel Hernández Santiago (born December 1, 1972), known artistically as Manny Manuel, is a Puerto Rican musician and singer of merengue, bolero, and tropical music. He became famous first as a member of the group Los Sabrosos del Merengue , before launching a successful solo career in 1994.