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Music of the Dominican Republic

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.

Art music[edit]

Jazz[edit]

The most renowned exponent is Michel Camilo.

Classical music[edit]

Conservatorio Nacional de Música is the academy of music of the Dominican Republic. It was founded by José de Jesús Ravelo (Don Chuchú), one of the main Dominican composers.

Larrazábal Blanco, Carlos. 1967. "Los negros y la esclavitud en Santo Domingo". Santo Domingo: Postigo. Colección "Pensamiento Dominicano," No. 35.

Brill, Mark. Music of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2nd Edition, 2018. Taylor & Francis  1138053562

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. "Afro-Dominican Religious Brotherhoods: Structure, Ritual, and Music." 1976. Ph.D. dissertation in anthropology, University of Illinois

Davis, Martha Ellen

Díaz Díaz, Edgardo. 2008. “Danza antillana, conjuntos militares, nacionalismo musical e identidad dominicana: retomando los pasos perdidos del merengue.” Latin American Music Review 29(2): 229–259.

Manuel, Peter, Kenneth M. Bilby, and Michael D. Largey. . Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1995.

Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae

Harvey, Sean and Sue Steward. "Merengue Attacks". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 414–420. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books.  1-85828-636-0

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- Dominican Music, articles, music & video clips - bachata, merengue, Afro-Dominican, and more.

www.iasorecords.com

- Bachata, Merengue y mas! Musica en Demanda y en Vivo, Listen to the Music of the Dominican Republic.

www.BachataRadio.com

All about Merengue Típico / Perico Ripiao

Popular Afro-Dominican Group in the United States

https://listindiario.com/elnorte/2018/07/27/525954/anuncian-detalles-de-cibao-sonic-fest