Ever since he learned how to dance, Alfredo Uraga has not stopped. It’s been 20 years. Uraga, 55, is a cook from Mexico who lives in Middletown. He said he has danced from place to place — from New ...

For many outside the island, the sound of the Dominican Republic is instantly recognizable as the galloping rhythms of merengue, the heart-tugging sway of bachata, and the booming pulse of dembow.

The first joint album by the bachata titans Romeo Santos and Prince Royce, surprise-released last fall, had a cheeky title: “Better Late Than Never.” The two Bronx-born singer-songwriters had been two ...

Before becoming a global phenomenon in the 2000s thanks to artists like Aventura, Monchy y Alexandra and Prince Royce, and before being declared an “intangible cultural heritage of humanity” by UNESCO ...

Despite huge collaborations, top-selling albums and sellout tours, the leading stars of the Dominican genre still feel like they haven’t received their due. Despite huge collaborations, top-selling ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Wilfredo José Burgos Matos is an Adjunct Assistant ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) What began as songs about heartbreak in the brothels and barrios of the Dominican Republic in the 1960s has become a worldwide sensation. Even the Bee Gees have gotten a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, Lehman College, CUNY (THE CONVERSATION) What began as ...

What began as songs about heartbreak in the brothels and barrios of the Dominican Republic in the 1960s has become a worldwide sensation. Even the Bee Gees have gotten a bachata spin. Prince Royce’s ...