Olivia Peguero is a contemporary artist who was born in the Dominican Republic, and grew up in the small towns of Miches and Las Salinas. She came into national prominence during the last decade when she was commissioned to paint a visualization of the poem “The Emerald Hills of Quisqueya”. Common themes present in Olivia Peguero’s art are Dominican landscapes and her very vocal pride in Dominican heritage. In 2005, she made news when a private collector requested a commission and was turned down for asking her to paint a beach in the DR but label the art as it was from another Caribbean country. In 2007, Peguero dedicated proceeds from…
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Antony Santos
Antony Santos (Antoni Santo) was Born Domingo Antonio Santos Muñoz the 5th of May, 1967 in Las Matas de Santa Cruz Dominican Republic. He is considered to be the best Bachatero of his time, and is also the one who has had the most success since he started his career in the 80′s until now. Considered to be the King of Bachata by many, he is best known by his Moniker El Mayimbe de La Bachata, a name taken as an ode to Fernandito Villalona who is known as El Mayimbe (Of Merengue music). Antony Santos is best known for his romantic slant on the music that was mostly known as being…
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Fernando Villalona
Fernando Villalona, the first artist named “El Mayimbe” (born in Loma de Cabrera, Dajabón Province on May 7, 1955 Ramón Fernando Villalona Évora is a Dominican merengue singer whose popularity started to grow in the late 70s and has not declined ever since. Fernando began singing at a very early age and became popular after participating in “El Festival de la Voz”, an amateur TV talent show. After that, merengue icon Wilfrido Vargas hired him to be part of his group Los Hijos del Rey but Fernando and the group would soon be separated after his popularity became larger than the group itself. Fernandito is credited with also bringing in…
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Mangu
Mangu (Mashed plantains) This is perhaps the food that is most associated with Dominicans.In its most simplified form its Mashed plantains, that right there should tell you that its Dominican. However, in its most glorious form, as a breakfast, with salami and onions, perhaps an egg to go along with it, it is a glorious way to have breakfast in the Dominican Republic. The origin of the word is from our African roots, at first a fan of the site told us that a Dominican Author had written that while the American troops were in the Dominican republic, the mashed plantains were served to them and the soldiers would say “Man That’s Good”… Dominican…
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Prince Royce Corazon Sin Cara Lyrics
Corazon Sin Cara Lyrics Prince Royce, is perhaps the hottest Dominican artist out today, as well as a new comer, his soulful music often led by emotions as well as his charming smile drives ladies crazy. He has combined with some of today’s hottest artist in collaborations like the one with Daddy Yankee, and is currently on tour with Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias (as of 2011). Check out the lyrics and the translation of his hot song Corazon sin Cara (Heart without a Face). The concept of the song is him saying that the way you look does not matter, the heart lives in the soul… How sweet Royce, can i borrow that one?…
