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"El Merengue" is a song by American DJ and record producer Marshmello and Colombian singer Manuel Turizo, released as a single on March 3, 2023, by Joytime Collective.
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.
Merengue then became mostly danced by rural peoples who embraced the dance and its African heritage. Merengue Dancers. According to Ramiro Burr, merengue was originally performed with acoustic groups. [7] During the 20th century, merengue's original lead instrument was the guitar. By the 1940s and 1950s it was performed with accordions. [8]
In 1994, Acosta formed the merengue band Oro Sólido. That same year, he released his self-titled debut album, 'Oro Sólido'. He continued to release albums approximately every year after that. With hits like "Ta Cache," "La Tanguita Roja," "Maria se Fue," "El Baile del Beeper," "Una Nalgadita," "La Morena," among oth
Dominican Republic traditional merengue artist El Prodigio. Merengue is a musical genre native to the Dominican Republic. It has a moderate to a very fast 2/4 rhythm played on güira (metal scraper) and the double-headed tambora. The accordion is also common.
Musically, "Vagabundo" is a merengue dance song that fuses Latin pop.Lyrically, it is a merengue inspired by the music of bandas or even the song "Niña Bonita" by Chino & Nacho, from Venezuela, but in Colombian version. [8]
Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano (8 March 1940 – 28 July 2021), better known as Johnny Ventura nicknamed El Caballo Mayor, [2] was a Dominican singer and band leader of merengue and salsa.
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 .