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Méringue was heavily influenced by the contredanse from Europe and then by Afro-Caribbean influences from Hispaniola.The blend of African and European cultures has created popular dance music, music played on simple acoustic instruments by artists who don't need theaters or microphones to show off their art.
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.
Santander later won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song in 2001 for the track. Since 1995, Gisselle had established herself as one of Puerto Rico's top female merengue singers having released six studio albums. [2] Her previous studio album Atada (1998) received a Grammy nomination for Best Merengue Album in 2000. [3]
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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.
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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 .
Suavemente" became Crespo's most-popular song and a "teenage anthem" in the Latino community. [53] [54] [55] It was the first Sony Music Latin release to debut on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, [9] peaking at number 84. [56] The album's second single, "Tu Sonrisa", was distributed to U.S. radio stations in the second week of July 1998.