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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 started his own band in 1983, and became a major Latin star after the release of his 1984 debut Noches Calientes. [1] His 1991 album Dance With Me, [3] which established a new style of salsa called salsa romántica. [1] He has sung hit songs such as "Sueño Contigo" and "Disculpeme Señora". [2]
During live performances, the band became more diverse, adding more salsa and cumbia to their repertoire. In 2006, again through Project Troubador, Los ciegos returned to the Dominican Republic for another two-week tour; playing in all types of venues such as parks, schools, marketplaces, night clubs, nursing homes, orphanages and theaters.
Pacheco toured throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America in support of the album. Pacheco Y Su Charanga were the first Latin band to headline the Apollo Theater in New York City; they did so in 1962 and 1963. [13] The band's success led them to record four more albums for Alegre Records (Vols II–V).
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.
Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born 7 June 1957) [1] is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has won numerous awards including 28 Latin Grammy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and one Latin Billboard Music Award.
The band sings in Spanish and is led by vocalist Nora Shoji, [2] who returned to traditional salsa after the band broke up in the mid-1990s. It became widely famous in Latin America , particularly in the Dominican Republic , Colombia , Puerto Rico , Panama , Mexico , Peru , Venezuela and other Caribbean area countries.
1979 - Salsa: Latin Music in the Cities. Directed by Jeremy Marre. 1988 - Salsa. Former Menudo member Robi Draco Rosa plays a teenager who wants to win a dance contest. Celia Cruz, Wilkins and Tito Puente also appear. 1996 - Giovanni Hidalgo – In The Tradition. Hidalgo introduces basic sounds, tuning and technique, patterns of son montuno ...