Showing posts with label DR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DR. Show all posts

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Trujillo-era orquestrated big-band merengue

Luis Alberti's band:

(Don't worry, the merengue on the mid-term will have accordeon)

One more merengue

Here with marímbula:

Merengue in the DR


Characteristics of merengue:
fast
regular 4-square beat
accordion
optional sax
güira
tambora drum played with sticks and hand

Merengue

A merengue house party in the DR: