Back in March 2021, as the world reeled from its first year in and out of pandemic lockdown, Xiomara Fortuna was certain she didn’t have a second to waste. The Dominican Republic’s “Queen of Fusion” was working on her 15th studio album, Viendoaver, full of her signature amalgamations of merengue, jazz, gagá, and rock. For this new chapter, the 64-year-old artist also embraced trap, reggae, and dembow, showing respect to the country’s often maligned música urbana movement — and further cementing her legacy as one of the Caribbean’s...
- 2/28/2023
- by Richard Villegas
- Rollingstone.com
The Caribbean is often celebrated for vibrant music scenes that revolve around dancehall, reggaeton, dembow, and soca, among other genres. In the Dominican Republic, specifically, the dembow scene continues to conquer global airwaves and blast up the charts. At the same time, however, a glowing indie scene has been flourishing, reflecting a rich culture of alt-rock, trap-soul, and R&b-led sounds unique to the island. Many of the Dominican Republic’s indie acts are known for incorporating other Black-rooted genres, such as bachata, gagá, hip hop, jazz, and reggae, into...
- 10/5/2022
- by Jennifer Mota
- Rollingstone.com
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