"Quote from dr1 homepage"Merengue in danger?
Is merengue no longer fashionable in the DR? While the Santo Domingo Merengue Festival is scheduled to take place from 15 July through 1 August, the Listin Diario reports today that merengue bands are fearful of the competition bachata and grass roots music groups are providing. They point to the fact that every day more radio stations, night clubs and discos are showing a preference for these alternate types of music. Economics could be at the heart of the problem: a bachata group costs RD$30,000-RD$50,000 for an evening presentation, while to hire a larger merengue orchestra RD$150,000 would be needed. Since the entertainment venues charge the same admission regardless of whether a bachata group or more expensive merengue band will perform, the presentation of the bachata group yields considerably more profits for the entertainment center.
Bachata has traditionally been an alternative music in the DR, but given today?s economics, it has become a veritable threat to the survival of merengue.
Listin Diario explains how merengue groups have survived with their tours abroad. The most popular groups at present are Los Hermanos Rosario, Sergio Vargas, Eddy Herrera, Rubby Perez, Toros Band, Fernando Villalona and Kinito Mendez, among others. Merengue music production and maintaining a large band is costly.
undefinedI read on some other webpage that promoters can have a bachatero and a merengue tipico band at the same time and it will be cheaper than paying a merenguero. Are the people wiling to dance bachata and tipico? Yes they are....BAchata and tipico are kicking some major a.. right now. In order for the merengue to stay on top we need more new guys like EL JEFFRY. Lets stop making culiquitaca songs and lets start making more el amor d mi vida type of songs. If not Lets leave Anthonsy Santos and Krisspy alone with the rest of the bachatero and merenguero tipico. Enough
Is merengue no longer fashionable in the DR? While the Santo Domingo Merengue Festival is scheduled to take place from 15 July through 1 August, the Listin Diario reports today that merengue bands are fearful of the competition bachata and grass roots music groups are providing. They point to the fact that every day more radio stations, night clubs and discos are showing a preference for these alternate types of music. Economics could be at the heart of the problem: a bachata group costs RD$30,000-RD$50,000 for an evening presentation, while to hire a larger merengue orchestra RD$150,000 would be needed. Since the entertainment venues charge the same admission regardless of whether a bachata group or more expensive merengue band will perform, the presentation of the bachata group yields considerably more profits for the entertainment center.
Bachata has traditionally been an alternative music in the DR, but given today?s economics, it has become a veritable threat to the survival of merengue.
Listin Diario explains how merengue groups have survived with their tours abroad. The most popular groups at present are Los Hermanos Rosario, Sergio Vargas, Eddy Herrera, Rubby Perez, Toros Band, Fernando Villalona and Kinito Mendez, among others. Merengue music production and maintaining a large band is costly.
undefinedI read on some other webpage that promoters can have a bachatero and a merengue tipico band at the same time and it will be cheaper than paying a merenguero. Are the people wiling to dance bachata and tipico? Yes they are....BAchata and tipico are kicking some major a.. right now. In order for the merengue to stay on top we need more new guys like EL JEFFRY. Lets stop making culiquitaca songs and lets start making more el amor d mi vida type of songs. If not Lets leave Anthonsy Santos and Krisspy alone with the rest of the bachatero and merenguero tipico. Enough