(headline image: Joan Soriano, roots bachatero – Photograph: Mika Mika © iASO Records, 2011) Bachata is one of the most popular and best known Dominican…
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Tag: Dominican Republic
Artist Profiles: Irka Mateo
Irka Mateo is a Dominican singer-songwriter and composer. She spent time in Spain, France and Canada until she moved back to the Dominican Republic. For…
Artist Profiles: Xiomara Fortuna
Xiomara Fortuna was born in 1959 in Montecristi, in the Dominican Republic’s northwest region, near the Haitian border. Montecristi is a peaceful place with friendly…
Artist Profiles: Super Uba y su Conjunto
Super Uba, a skilled vocalist from Santiago in the Dominican Republic, performs music that represents the island’s diverse musical culture. The band combines modern bachata…
Artist Profiles: Michel Camilo
Michel Camilo was born into a musical family and played accordion before switching to piano at the age of nine. In 1979, he arrived to…
Artist Profiles: José Alberto “El Canario”
José Alberto “El Canario” is known as El Sonero del Pueblo (The people’s singer). Nicknamed after the trademark canary-like whistle with which he embellishes his…
Artist Profiles: Joaquin Diaz
As a young boy, Joaquín played every night at the biggest hotels in Santo Domingo. He began his musical career as a street musician in…
Artist Profiles: Chichí Peralta
Chichí Peralta is a talented musician from the Dominican Republic He is a master percussionist and brilliant at fusing tropical rhythms. In his recordings, Peralta…
Falling in Love at the Beach
Rafael & Energía Dominicana – Enamorarse en la playa [“Falling in Love at the Beach”] (ARC Music EUCD2715, 2013) Many people, especially those of the…
Artist Profiles: Fellé Vega
Fellé Vega, is a renowned Dominican artist; Dominican percussionist native of Santiago De Los Caballeros who defines himself as an Imaginary Folklorist. Percussionist, composer, inventor,…