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Dominican Republic : Top 10 Merengue Performers

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1. Conjunto Quisqueya

One of the 1970s big bands that has adapted traditional folk rhythms into urban dance music.
2. Fulanito

This band mixes merengue with rap and hip-hop to produce “merenhouse” music.
3. Juan Luis Guerra

An international superstar, the classically trained musician blends jazz-influenced merengue and sentimental bachata music.
4. Milly Quezada

“The Queen of Merengue” has been an internationally popular singer and bandleader since the 1970s.
5. Los Hermanos Rosario

A six-brother boy band from Higüey, which recorded several bestselling albums in its 1980s heyday.
6. Toño Rosario

Formerly of the Hermanos Rosario, Toño, a.k.a. El Cuco, is a modern-day merengue superstar.
7. Luis Segura

Dubbed “the Father of Bachata”, the veteran Segura sings the tear-jerking Dominican version of C&W.
8. Cuco Valoy

Prodigiously gifted and versatile musician credited with fusing African and Cuban influences into mainstream merengue.
9. Wilfrido Vargas

Multitalented composer and performer who has popularized merengue across Latin America.
10. Johnny Ventura

An extrovert exponent of brass-dominated dance music.