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On September 17, 1996, the album was re-released to include the two tracks "Si tu te vas" (Guerra first merengue song) and "Señorita", a track that he composed for the movie "My Family". [5] [6] [7] The album was commercial success and reached the Top 10 in Argentina, Chile, Spain and US Billboard Latin Charts.
Sergio Pascual Vargas Parra (Villa Altagracia, Dominican Republic, March 15, 1960) is a performer of merengue and bolero, who was very popular in the 80s and 90s, during the "Golden Age of Merengue" and today remains active as one of the leading figures in Dominican merengue. His brothers, Kaki and Johnny, are also performers of the genre and ...
In 1988, Hernández released the album that would give him his nickname, "El Amiguito" ("The Little Friend"). The album included a song named "Hermanos Mios" ("My Brothers"), which was dedicated to the musicians who died during the 1987 vehicular tragedy. Ever since, he was known as "El Amiguito del Merengue" ("Merengue's Little Friend"). [8]
After studying music at the National Conservatory of Santo Domingo, he became a member of school groups, such as the Choir Youth Guidance Society, The Youth of Bani in 1978 and Los Hijos del Rey. Perez then entered Wilfrido Vargas ' orchestra from 1982 to 1986, where he popularized hits like "El Africano", "Volveré", "Cuando Estés Con Él ...
Merengue derecho, or straight-ahead merengue, is the kind of fast-paced, march-like merengue Americans are most used to hearing. Pambiche or merengue apambichao is said to have developed during the American occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924), taking its name from the "Palm Beach" fabric worn by American soldiers. Its tempo is ...
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 .
Merengue music found mainstream exposure in other areas of Latin America in the 1970s and '80s, with its peak in the 1990s. In the Andean countries like Peru and Chile , merengue dance lost the characteristic of being danced close together, instead being danced separately while moving the arms.
Trio Reynoso also known as "The Kings of Merengue Tipico" are considered to be one of the best musical groups of perico ripiao or merengue tipico. [1] [2] [3] Trio Reynoso was composed of singer/accordionist Pedro Reynoso, percussionist Francisco Esquea, singer and güira player Domingo Reynoso, and marimbero and güirero Antonio Rosario Almonte(chirichito) who is known as one of the best ...