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	Music of the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dominican rock had started its scene in the early 80s, when Luis Dias (who is considered to be the father of Dominican rock), came onto the scene and created this genre.
		Merengue is a musical genre native to the Dominican Republic.
		Dominican reggaeton is a mixture of American hip hop music with reggae, along with elements of Dominican bachata, merengue and the Bomba rhythm.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_the_Dominican_Republic (1536 words)

	Dominican Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dominican Republic, (Spanish: República Dominicana, IPA [re'puβlika domini'kana]) is a country located on the eastern two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti.
		Politics of the Dominican Republic takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of the Dominican Republic is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
		Eighty-nine percent of Dominicans are baptized in the Roman Catholic Church.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dominican_Republic (2485 words)

	Dominican Republic :: Gowealthy.com Feature Countries
		Dominican Republic is a lush, sprawling nation that shares the island of Hispaniola (Columbus` first stop in the New World) with Haiti, and is definitely one of the Caribbean's most versatile playgrounds.
		The Dominican Republic is world-renowned for Merengue and as a country with a deep appreciation and love for music.
		Dominican Republic has a diverse and rich countryside that harbors dense and rich tropical vegetation and a wide variety of fauna.
	www.gowealthy.com /country/feature/dominicanrepublic/index.asp (480 words)

	dominican republic culture and sociopolitics
		Dominicans traditionally preferred to think of themselves as descendants of the island's Indians and the Spanish, ignoring their African heritage.
		The music of the Dominican Republic reflects the African background of the nation.
		The quintessential actor of the "Blanco de la tierra" complex of the Dominican Republic was Raphael Leonidas Trujillo Molina.
	www.kwabs.com /dominican_republic_culture.html (654 words)

	Dominican Republic Culture \| dominicanrepublic-guide.info
		Merengue is the most popular form of music in the Dominican Republic, but bachata is the music of the rural country folk of the island.
		The Indian population is responsible for the gourd-based areíto music.
		Perico ripiao is a three-person interpretation of this vernacular music.
	dominicanrepublic-guide.info /past.and.present/culture (678 words)

	Dominican music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		See www.dominica-travelguide.com to get dominican music as well as new curious information on Dominica and dominican music but also dont miss sights from dominica castle comfort lodge, type of music that the dominican republic listens to, cheap flights to dominica, and from leoni dominica you will likely locate knowledge common to dominican music.
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	www.dominica-travelguide.com /Dominica-Articles/dominican-music.html (164 words)

	Dominican Republic, The
		The Dominican Republic ("do-MIN-i-kun") also called Quisqueya by its inhabitants, should not be confused with Dominica ("do-min-EE-ka"), another Caribbean country.
		The Dominican Republic is a representative democracy whose national powers are divided among independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
		Dominican culture is essentially Hispanic, and also has many African, Antilliean, and United States influences.
	www.creekin.net /n55-dominican-republic-the.html (760 words)

	Dominican Republic - Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It Is a very popular type of spanish dance music and is popular and can be heard in all of Latin America and the U.S in cities such as New York, New Jersey, Boston, Miami, or where ever there is a huge sizeable Dominican or Latino population.
		Dominican reggaeton is a mixture of American hip hop music with reggae, along with some elements of Dominican bachata, merengue and the Bomba rhythm.
		Reggaeton also sought popularity in The Dominican Republic with the popularity of reggaeton rapper Tego Calderon who even though is from Puerto Rico the rapper claims he has lived in the Dominican Republic for a while and is loved by many Dominicans even known and popular with them with one of his songs "Dominicana".
	www.dominican-republic-visit.com /Music-96.html (1222 words)

	ATH 175 Peoples of the World
		The weather in the Dominican Republic is classified as a tropical maritime, it has slight seasonal temperature deviation, and the rainfall depends on the season.
		Until the mid 20 th century the Dominican Republic worked towards stability, and since has finally achieved and matured to have one of the fastest economic growth rates in the hemisphere over the past decade (www.cia.gov 2004).
		A distinguishing feature the Dominican Republic, which also is significant to the evolution of the merengue as a unique class of music, is the ethnic background of the Dominican Republic.
	www.units.muohio.edu /ath175/student/jataek (1341 words)

	A History Of Merengue: Popular Music of the Dominican Republic - perico ripiao & merengue tipico
		Usually associated with the Dominican Republic both because of the huge international popularity of Dominican merengue and because of the increased visibility of Dominican immigrants in the United States, other types of merengue were also developed in Haiti, Colombia, and Venezuela in the 19th century.
		The music's very name suggests controversy: "perico ripiao", literally "ripped parrot", is said to be the name of a brothel where the music was originally played.
		A prolific composer, Tatico's influence cannot be overestimated: nationally broadcast radio and television appearances brought his music to all parts of the country, leading to widespread imitation of his style and dissemination of his compositions.
	www.iasorecords.com /merengue.cfm?subsecid=82 (1269 words)

	Dominican Republic Junky - Music
		Dominican music has always been closely intertwined with that of its neighbor, Haiti
		Bachata is a style of music that inhabitants of shantytowns call their own, although it was derived from bolero, a type of genre native to Cuba.
		The word “merengue”; literally means whipped egg whites and sugar, although it is uncertain how this word came to be associated with this type of music and dance.
	www.dr-junky.com /music.htm (985 words)

	merenenglish
		Merengue is a style of music created in the Dominican Republic, a carribean nation that shares an island with Haiti.
		The frenetic music of the dance that accompanies the parties was created by the local groups that took the name from the principal board.
		This quickly took the nation by storm, and it became the dance music of the Dominican Republic.
	www.modelschools.org /mspfl/Bobela/Merengue (135 words)

	Dominican Republic Bachata Music
		Because the music played at these gatherings was so often played on guitars (although accordio-based ensembles were also common), the guitar-based music recorded in the 1960s and 1970s by musicians of rural origins came to be known as bachata.
		According to bachata musicians themselves, it was in the 1970s that the guitar-based music they recorded came to be identified by the term bachata, which by then had lost its more neutral connotation of an informal (if rowdy) backyard party and acquired an unmistakably negative cultural value implying rural backwardness and vulgarity.
		Untill recently, bachata was a musical pariah in its country of origin, the Dominican Republic.
	www.dominicanrepublicindex.com /dominican_republic_bachata.php (823 words)

	Dominican Republic Music and Dance by Hispaniola.com
		The most popular form of music and dance in the Dominican Republic is called Merengue - easily identified by its unique beat pattern of 2/2 and 2/4 time.
		This is the music you'll see the Dominican people dancing to in bars, and listening, as well as singing to, in their cars, businesses and homes.
		This is music with a more melancholy beat and 4/4 time, and it talks mostly about life in the country and relationships between men and women.
	www.hispaniola.com /dominican_republic/info/society_music.php (175 words)

	Caribseek Kaleidoscope \| Merengue and Salsa: The Cultural Expression of the Spanish Speaking Caribbean by José G. ...
		In the Dominican Republic, as in the rest of the Caribbean, a significant change took place in dance when the choreography of the square dance was broken down, and what was formation dance became transformed into a dance for couples.
		Johnny Ventura gave the most innovative expression to merengue, both musically and in the way it was danced, by fusing it with rock and roll and the twist, which had grabbed the attention of the youth and the radio stations of the times.
		The lack of correspondence between the name given to the music and its structure and asynchrony between dance and music (a dance is adapted to a different music, and vice versa).
	www.kaleidoscope.caribseek.com /Articles/publish/Merengue_and_Salsa.shtml (3593 words)

	Music Hall - Resource Center - World Music - Latin America and the Caribbean
		Choose the "World" category from the menu, then click on the link "Caribbean Music Styles." You'll learn that though the Caribbean may be popularly known for steel drum and calypso ensembles, its variety of music styles are as varied as the nations which make up the region.
		According to this essay's author, the Dominican's Afro-Latino ethnicities are reflected in its diverse range of music.
		From this excellently written short history, learn how the creation of music is affected by the politics of other nations and the politics of self-expression.
	www.edgate.com /musichall/educator/education_center/world_music/latin_south_america/the_caribbean.html (381 words)

	Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Merengue music began to grow in popularity during the rule of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo.
		It became synonymous with Dominican pride, and is a style of music embraced equally by the rich and the poor.
		The Marines stationed on the island in the early part of the 20th century brought along their jazz records, influencing the local merengue sound almost as much as they were influenced by it.
	www.eaglelatitudes.com /current/2.html?id=159 (629 words)

	Merengue of the Dominican Republic - Sound Clip - MSN Encarta
		The merengue is the national dance of the Dominican Republic and originated in that country as early as 1844.
		Traditional merengues consist of two parts: the merengue proper, with vocal lines sung over variable chord patterns, and the jaleo, a faster section featuring call-and-response vocal and instrumental patterns sung over oscillating harmonies.
		"Los mujeres son el consuelo de los hombres" from The Island of Quisqueya: Music from the Dominican Republic Vol.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461534497/Merengue_of_the_Dominican_Republic.html (112 words)

	History of Bachata: The guitar music of the Dominican Republic
		The guitar and guitar music like bolero and son were also the staples of the campo, the countryside, and with the death of dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1961 a number of musicians left the campo to record in the capital.
		The dictator’s family had virtually monopolized the music industry in the country, and when he was killed entrepreneurs began recording the first generation of bachateros.
		In subsequent years, the music began to define itself as a genre which, while still based principally on the bolero rhythm, is easily distinguishable from it.
	www.iasorecords.com /bachata.cfm?subsecid=81 (476 words)

	Putumayo World Music Republica Dominicana Bachata Merengue AgeVenture Demko
		The music of the Dominican Republic is surprisingly diverse and varied.
		The music style most often associated with the Dominican Republic is merengue, an energetic dance rhythm that is popular throughout the Americas.
		Visitors to the Dominican Republic or Dominican neighborhoods in the United States may be surprised to discover that merengue is not the only local music form.
	www.demko.com /cb000313.htm (369 words)

	Merengue, the best of the Dominican Republic Music.
		Music has always been part of the Dominican Heritage, and as that heritage is an exotic blend of native South American, Spanish and African you can guess that the music has to be something special.
		Of course there was a time when many Dominican's would have refuted such a herita...things being as fractious as they have been between the two countries throughout parts of the last couple of centuries.
		When you are visiting the Dominican Republic you will become accustomed to hearing the hip-swinging Merengue rhythms emanating from shops and cars, flats and houses, bars and clubs, and the many boom-boxes carted around by young Dominicans as they jauntily saunter about their daily business.
	www.visiting-the-dominican-republic.com /dominican-republic-music.html (878 words)

	Dominican Republic Musica tipica, typical music, merengue
		The last concert he had in Dominican Republic, December 2005, was a much anticipated event and he played to a sold out crowd.
		He was musically inclined at a young age when he and his brothers made instruments with whatever they found laying around since they didn't have the money to buy them.
		Upon returning to Dominican Republic after their tour Wilfrido Vargas, in 1982, invited Ruby to sing in his band as main vocalist.
	www.colonialzone-dr.com /music-musica_tipica-merengue.html (1413 words)

	Dominican Republic Music
		All the music was written at a 2X4 rythm and there is disagreement in the amounts of beats each part should contain.
		You know in an instant it is their music and a wonderful difference in enjoyment to those that dance to it.
		With it's deep beat and rhythm, it is music that will lift your spirits and sooth your soul, no matter what kind of music you listen to while you visit the Dominican Republic.
	www.dominican-republic-travel-guide.com /dominican-republic-music.htm (374 words)

	Department of Foreign Languages, Salem State College: Jon Aske
		Latin American music is extremely rich and varied, encompassing different traditions from Mexico, Central America, South America (Spanish-speaking countries and Portuguese-speaking Brazil, among others), and the Caribbean (Spanish-speaking Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic, as well as French influenced Haiti, and the British Caribbean, most notably Jamaica).
		Dominicans, once appalled at the rudeness and vulgarity of bachata, are now surprised--and proud--to se the bachata has acquired an international profile, bringing the music of the Dominican Republic to the attention of worldwide audiences..." (pgs.
		The vallenato is accordion-based music of the valleys of eastern Colombia.
	www.lrc.salemstate.edu /aske/latmusic.htm (5860 words)

	United Methodist missionaries: Samuel A. Grano de Oro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Samuel A. Grano de Oro is a United Methodist missionary assigned by the General Board of Global Ministries, along with his wife Carmen, to the Dominican Republic.
		A native of the Dominican Republic, he studied music and choral work at the Musical Conservatoire in Puerto Rico, as well as piano in the Dominican Republic.
		He was a pastor in the Dominican Republic for eight years prior to that time.
	gbgm-umc.org /mission/people/granodes.html (385 words)

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