- Homenaje - Hernandez
- Ya Lleg¿¿ la Virgen - Chicha
- Baile de los Palos - Conjunto Folklorico De Alianza Dominicana
- Cibae¿¿a - Fortunato - Traditional
- San Miguel - Reyes
- La Dolorita - Chica
- Suite Folkl¿¿rica Dominicana - Luis Dias
- La Mulatona - Olivares
- La Manguera - Luis Dias
- El Molde - Lapache - Joe Veras
- ¿¿Ay, Mami, Eh! - Boni Raposo
- Baile del Canguro - Lapache
- Tierra Dominicana - Hernandez - Domingo Ramos
- Juanita - Coco Merenson
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Coco Merenson Primary Artist
Neri Olivares y Grupo Sonnice Primary Artist
Conjunto Folklorico De Alianza Dominicana Primary Artist
Francia Reyes Primary Artist,Vocals
Claudio Fortunato y Su Guedeses Primary Artist
Luis Dias Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Dona Chicha Primary Artist
Franklyn Hernandez y Su Tipican Brothers Primary Artist
Dona Chica Primary Artist
Boni Raposo Primary Artist,Choir/Chorus,Palo de Lluvia,Guira,Atabal,Djembe,Vocals,Pandereta,Percussion
Willie Lapache Primary Artist
Paco Reyes Congas,Maracas
Diego Aquino Bass
Dawin Lapache Guitar
Enrique Guira Guira
Juan Carlos De La Cruz Vocals
Willie Lapche Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals
Gregory Ney Bass,Guira
Juan Compres Saxophone
DeLa Cruz, Francisca Vocals (Background)
Canca Tamboura
Maria Terrero Choir/Chorus
Domingo Pena Guira,Maracas
Claudio Fortunato Drums,Vocals,Palo de Lluvia
Daiana Castillo Choir/Chorus
Nelson Catros Guira
Andrea Nolasco "Dona Chicha" Brand Vocals,Percussion
Victor Sanchez Bass
Francisco Meza Bass
Juan Ramon "Monchy" Alvarez Vocals (Background)
Los Mora Guira,Choir/Chorus
Luis Polanco Tres
Victor Perdomo Trumpet
Cinthya Feliu Choir/Chorus
Pedro Sosa Choir/Chorus
Ramon Ortiz Drums
Viviane Louro Martinez Choir/Chorus
Pedro Fuentes Bongos
Jonathan Troncoso Choir/Chorus,Palo de Lluvia
Adriano Fortunado Congas
Joe Pena Bass,Tres
Niurka Reynoso Choir/Chorus
Chi Chi Espinal Accordion
Miguel Duran Bongos
Juan "Coco" DeJesus Guitar,Vocals
Neri Oilvares Guitar,Vocals
Nina Paulino Vocals (Background)
Douglas Rice Mixing
Leonardo Ivan Dominguez Arranger,Annotation,Liner Notes,Translation
Paco Reyes Group Member
Norman van der Sluys Engineer
Diego Aquino Group Member
Willian Aleman Engineer,Mastering
Boni Raposo Group Member,Arranger
Dawin Lapache Group Member
Enrique Guira Group Member
Dan Sheehy Supervisor
D.A. Sonneborn Supervisor
Jeff Place Archivist
Richard James Burgess Marketing
Gregory Ney Group Member
Maria Terrero Group Member
Tom Van Buren Engineer,Annotation,Liner Notes,Photography,Project Director
Claudio Fortunato Arranger,Group Member
Pedro Fuentes Group Member
Daiana Castillo Group Member
Andrea Nolasco "Dona Chicha" Brand Group Member
Margot Nassau Licensing,Financial Director
Francisco Meza Group Member
Juan Ramon "Monchy" Alvarez Group Member
Los Mora Group Member
Luis Polanco Group Member
Willie Lapache Composer
Peter Ford Engineer
John "BJ John" Smith Marketing,Promotions Director
Traditional Composer
Joe Veras Composer
Domingo Ramos Composer
Pete Reiniger Supervisor
Ramon Ortiz Group Member
Ronnie Simpkins Audio Supervisor
Juan Carlos De La Cruz Group Member
Viviane Louro Martinez Group Member
Judy Barlas Coordination
Jonathan Troncoso Group Member
Joe Pena Group Member
Jacob Love Editorial Assistant
Rafael de los Santos Cover Photo
Niurka Reynoso Group Member
Chi Chi Espinal Group Member
Mary Monseur Production Coordination
Carla Borden Editing
Willie Lapche Engineer,Group Member
Helen Lindsay Public Relations
Neri Oilvares Engineer,Group Member
Sonya Cohen Cramer Design,Layout Design
Carolina Santamaria Translation
Betty Derbyshire Financial Director
Mark Gustafson Marketing
Stephanie Smith Archivist

Quisqueya en el Hudson: Dominican Music in New York
by Quisqueya En El Hudson
Quisqueya En El Hudson

Quisqueya en el Hudson: Dominican Music in New York
by Quisqueya En El Hudson
Quisqueya En El Hudson
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The Dominican community in the New York area is the biggest outside the Caribbean, and its musical traditions are a big part of its vibrancy. Its annual festival in Washington Heights features Dominican music, and some of the artists who perform at the festival appear here, covering not only the native high-energy meringue, but every aspect of Dominican music, be it the palos of Conjunto Folklorico de Alianza Dominicana or the son of Coco Merenson. A lot of this music is folkloric, as befits the Smithsonian Folkways label, but it's never less than marvelously entertaining, like the salve of Francia Reyes, where the vocals rise effortlessly above the drums. "La Multona," from Neri Olivares, features a scintillating, delicate play of melody, showing how Dominicans have developed the Cuban son into their own art form. But don't be misled by the techno-bachata tag on Luis Dias' "La Manguera"; it has nothing to do with electronic music (although Dias does also play bachata-rock in addition to this slower, gentler sound). There's no doubting the dance appeal of the accordion-led meringue tracks. Franklyn Hernandez is masterful on them, leading an ensemble (with a terrific sax player) through the adrenalized workouts. This album doesn't claim to be a complete representation of the Dominican musical experience in New York, by any means -- but it'll do for a start. ~ Chris Nickson
Product Details
Release Date: | 03/23/2004 |
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Label: | SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS |
UPC: | 0093074049525 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Quisqueya En El Hudson Primary ArtistCoco Merenson Primary Artist
Neri Olivares y Grupo Sonnice Primary Artist
Conjunto Folklorico De Alianza Dominicana Primary Artist
Francia Reyes Primary Artist,Vocals
Claudio Fortunato y Su Guedeses Primary Artist
Luis Dias Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Dona Chicha Primary Artist
Franklyn Hernandez y Su Tipican Brothers Primary Artist
Dona Chica Primary Artist
Boni Raposo Primary Artist,Choir/Chorus,Palo de Lluvia,Guira,Atabal,Djembe,Vocals,Pandereta,Percussion
Willie Lapache Primary Artist
Paco Reyes Congas,Maracas
Diego Aquino Bass
Dawin Lapache Guitar
Enrique Guira Guira
Juan Carlos De La Cruz Vocals
Willie Lapche Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals
Gregory Ney Bass,Guira
Juan Compres Saxophone
DeLa Cruz, Francisca Vocals (Background)
Canca Tamboura
Maria Terrero Choir/Chorus
Domingo Pena Guira,Maracas
Claudio Fortunato Drums,Vocals,Palo de Lluvia
Daiana Castillo Choir/Chorus
Nelson Catros Guira
Andrea Nolasco "Dona Chicha" Brand Vocals,Percussion
Victor Sanchez Bass
Francisco Meza Bass
Juan Ramon "Monchy" Alvarez Vocals (Background)
Los Mora Guira,Choir/Chorus
Luis Polanco Tres
Victor Perdomo Trumpet
Cinthya Feliu Choir/Chorus
Pedro Sosa Choir/Chorus
Ramon Ortiz Drums
Viviane Louro Martinez Choir/Chorus
Pedro Fuentes Bongos
Jonathan Troncoso Choir/Chorus,Palo de Lluvia
Adriano Fortunado Congas
Joe Pena Bass,Tres
Niurka Reynoso Choir/Chorus
Chi Chi Espinal Accordion
Miguel Duran Bongos
Juan "Coco" DeJesus Guitar,Vocals
Neri Oilvares Guitar,Vocals
Nina Paulino Vocals (Background)
Technical Credits
Cinthya Feliu Group MemberDouglas Rice Mixing
Leonardo Ivan Dominguez Arranger,Annotation,Liner Notes,Translation
Paco Reyes Group Member
Norman van der Sluys Engineer
Diego Aquino Group Member
Willian Aleman Engineer,Mastering
Boni Raposo Group Member,Arranger
Dawin Lapache Group Member
Enrique Guira Group Member
Dan Sheehy Supervisor
D.A. Sonneborn Supervisor
Jeff Place Archivist
Richard James Burgess Marketing
Gregory Ney Group Member
Maria Terrero Group Member
Tom Van Buren Engineer,Annotation,Liner Notes,Photography,Project Director
Claudio Fortunato Arranger,Group Member
Pedro Fuentes Group Member
Daiana Castillo Group Member
Andrea Nolasco "Dona Chicha" Brand Group Member
Margot Nassau Licensing,Financial Director
Francisco Meza Group Member
Juan Ramon "Monchy" Alvarez Group Member
Los Mora Group Member
Luis Polanco Group Member
Willie Lapache Composer
Peter Ford Engineer
John "BJ John" Smith Marketing,Promotions Director
Traditional Composer
Joe Veras Composer
Domingo Ramos Composer
Pete Reiniger Supervisor
Ramon Ortiz Group Member
Ronnie Simpkins Audio Supervisor
Juan Carlos De La Cruz Group Member
Viviane Louro Martinez Group Member
Judy Barlas Coordination
Jonathan Troncoso Group Member
Joe Pena Group Member
Jacob Love Editorial Assistant
Rafael de los Santos Cover Photo
Niurka Reynoso Group Member
Chi Chi Espinal Group Member
Mary Monseur Production Coordination
Carla Borden Editing
Willie Lapche Engineer,Group Member
Helen Lindsay Public Relations
Neri Oilvares Engineer,Group Member
Sonya Cohen Cramer Design,Layout Design
Carolina Santamaria Translation
Betty Derbyshire Financial Director
Mark Gustafson Marketing
Stephanie Smith Archivist
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