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History of merengue music: Merengue is a type of lively, joyful music and dance that comes from the Dominican Republic. It is popular in the Dominican Republic, and all over Latin America. Merengue means whipped egg whites and sugar in Spanish, similar to the English word meringue. It is unclear as to why this name became the name of the latin music of the Dominican Republic. But, perhaps, It can trace its meaning from the movement on the latin dance floor that could remind one of an egg beater in action. This style of music was created by Ñico Lora, a Dominican of Spaniard descent, in the 1920s; however, in the Dominican Republic it was promoted by Rafael Trujillo, the dictator from the 1930s through the early 1960s, and eventually became the country’s national music and dance style, and in the United States it was popularized by Angel Viloria and his band Conjunto Típico Cibaeño. It was during the Trujillo era that the popular merengue, "Compadre Pedro Juan", by Luis Alberti, became an international hit. World famous Merengue singers include Cherito, Miriam Cruz & Las Chicas Del Can, Los Hermanos Rosario, Juan Luis Guerra, Wilfrido Vargas, Sergio Vargas, Johnny Ventura, Zafra Negra, Josie Esteban y la Patrulla 15, Pochy y su Cocoband, Fernando Villalona, Cuco Valoy, The Freddie Kenton Orquestra, Elvis Crespo, La Makina, Hector Acosta, Los Toros Band and Conjunto Quisqueya. Other merengu artists popular in the Dominican Republic as of 2006 include Julian, Toño Rosario, Aguakate, and Amarfis. Milly Quezada is known as the Queen of Merengue. The popularity of Merengue is growing fast in Puerto Rico, due to the high Dominican influence. Such Puerto Rican Merengueros include Elvis Crespo, Olga Tañon, Grupo Mania, Limite 21. The traditional instrumentation for a conjunto típico (traditional band), the usual performing group of folk merengue, is a diatonic accordion, a two sided drum held on the lap called a tambora, and a güira. A güira (Gwee-ra) is a merengue percussion instrument that sounds like a maraca but in fact is a sheet of metal perforated with a nail, shaped into a cylinder, and played with a stiff brush. The güira is brushed steadily on the downbeat with a "and-a" thrown in at certain points, or played in more complex patterns that generally mark the time. "Caballito" rhythm, or a quarter and two eighths, is also common. Want to know more on merengue: info@ritmomontreal.com

History of Salsa music: In the 1930s, latin music within Cuba was evolving into new styles derived primarily from son and rumba, while the latin Cubans in New York, living among many Latin from Puerto Rico and elsewhere, began playing their own distinctive styles, influenced most importantly by African American music. Their music included son and guarachas, as well as tango, bolero and danza, with prominent influences from jazz. While the New York scene continued evolving, Cuban popular latin music, especially mambo, became very famous across the United States. This was followed by a series of other genres of Cuban latin music, which especially affected the Latin scene in New York. Many Latin musicians in New York were Puerto Rican, and it was these performers who innovated the style now known as salsa music, based largely off Cuban, and to a lesser extent, Puerto Rican latin music. The diasporic nature of these Cuban and Puerto Rican communities in New York, which set the foundation for the expansion, and eventual creation of, the genre now known as salsa. With the influx of Puerto Rican and Cuban immigrants in America since the 1950s, a unique Afro-Caribbean diaspora was in play for salsa. Artists such as Willie Colón, amongst others, were well known for traveling back and forth between The Bronx and his homeland of Puerto Rico. In his travels to and from, Willie Colón collected influences of the Afro-Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Nuyorican communities and demonstrated these through much of his salsa music. Alongside another Salsa pioneer, Héctor Lavoe, both artists combined salsa musical traditions in a manner that showcased and in many ways reflected the culture and soundscape of their New York barrios while still paying homage to their beloved Puerto Rico. Salsa evolved steadily through the later 1970s and into the '80s and '90s. New instruments were adopted and new national styles, like the sala music of Brazil, were adapted to salsa. New subgenres appeared, such as the sweet love songs called salsa romantica, while salsa became a major part of the music scene in Venezuela, Mexico and as far away as Japan. Diverse influences, including most prominently hip hop music, came to shape the evolving genre. By the turn of the century, salsa was one of the major fields of popular music in the world, and salsa stars were international celebrities. Source: Wikipedia.org

History of reggaeton music: Reggaeton is the newest latin music genre.Reggaeton is a type of dance music with beginnings in Jamaica and made popular in Panama and Puerto Rico on the radio in the mid-1990s. It has now become popular in other Latin American countries. Reggaeton music - also spelled Reggaetón and hispanicised as Reguetón - blends 100% dancehall music and hip hop music, with additional influences from electronic music, latino bomba, plena, and other latin music styles. This gives the reggaeton music its distinct 100% top Latin touch. Reggaeton songs cover topics ranging from the realities of street life to personal misunderstandings, gangs, love, and dancing reggaeton. A gang is a group of individuals who share 100% a common identity and, in current usage, engage in illegal activities. ... A heart, a symbol of love Love has many meanings in English, from something that gives a little latin pleasure (love that food) to something one would die for (patriotism, pairbonding). Reggaeton lyrics are usually written in such a way to make them 100% catchy and easy to remember in order to increase the top recurring effect. Reggaeton music get a lot of airplay in top latin radio. The texts are mostly not very complicated and, as a result, easy to remember, so they do a top job. The vocabulary used is usually filled with reggaeton latin slang and top expressions are used by the latin youth, that may be funny or serious, depending on what they are trying to communicate. The themes, that reggaeton latin songs dealt with at first, were 100% socially critical, some form of demonstration against social deficiencies. As time went by, reggaeton latin songs got more commercialized, but the songs lyrics remained relatively simple and understandable. The main theme in Reggaeton latin music playing in latin radio is sex...Reggaeton artists: The main latin artist in reggaeton now are Wisin y Yandel, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Arcangel, Tito el bambino, Hector el father, Alexis fido, Rakin y Ken Y, Tony Dize. Theres a lot of other great latin reggaeton artists. If you want to know more about reggaeton or any other latin music genre, send us an email: info@ritmomontreal.com

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