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Dominican salsa continued to grow through the turn of the 21st century. For example, Juan Miguel Batista, also known as Michel "El Buenón", is an active salsero in the Dominican Republic. Michel sang with several merengue and méringue (a Haitian sound) groups, before recording his first album in 1995.
José Alberto Justiniano (born December 22, 1958, in Villa Consuelo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), [1] better known by his stage name José Alberto "El Canario", is a salsa singer from the Dominican Republic.
Birth name: Raulín Amado Martínez: Born August 30, 1957 (age 67) Villa ... Raulín Rosendo (born August 30, 1957) is a Dominican salsa singer. Career
Juan Pablo Knipping Pacheco (25 March 1935 – 15 February 2021), [1] known as Johnny Pacheco, was a Dominican musician, arranger, composer, bandleader, and record producer. Born in the Dominican Republic, Pacheco became a leading figure in the New York salsa scene in the 1960s and 1970s as the founder and musical director of Fania Records. [2]
In 1964, the Cuban impresario Angel Guinea insisted that Johnny Ventura create his own orchestra, the "Combo Show" which is known as an important part of the history of popular Dominican music. In 1965, with his orchestra, Ventura recorded for the Fonogram label the albums La Coquetona , La Resbalosa and El Turun Tun Tun .
All of these elements are adapted to fit the basic Son montuno template when performed within the context of salsa. [12] Originally the name salsa was used to label commercially several styles of Hispanic Caribbean music, but nowadays it is considered a musical style on its own and one of the staples of Hispanic American culture. [13] [14]
Sexappeal was born on August 22, 1972, in Villa Juana, a municipality in Santo Domingo Norte, Dominican Republic.While growing up in Santo Domingo, his father wanted him to enroll in the Dominican Navy but he wanted to play music and sing, so his father suggested that he could enlist and play for the armed forces music band, but Sexappeal joined the ballet florklorico group of the Dominican ...
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.