Vicente García is promoting his new merengue-centric album. The media has praised the complex fusions in his new work.
The young protégée of Juan Luis Guerra reached a pinnacle of his career in 2016, when his “A La Mar” album won three Latin Grammys for “Bachata en Kingston,” and “Carmesi”. In his most recent album, he sings the track, “Loma de Cayenas” with Guerra.
García says his work is also influenced by Wilfrido Vargas, Sergio Vargas and Johnny Ventura, the pioneers of taking merengue global.
Now García is on the road again promoting Candela, described by Rolling Stone online as full-tilt and funky, combining merengue and urban sounds with Caribbean intensity.
García is going on tour with his new album and will have presentations in New York on 13 July 2019 and in England, Spain and Holland.
García’s new album follows a new push in favor of repositioning merengue abroad. Other merengue albums launched last week were “Literal” by Juan Luis Guerra, “Mas de cien, un poco mas de mí” by Johnny Ventura, “Milly & Company” by Milly Quezada, “Morirsoñando” by Gabriel Ventura and “A Paso Fino” by Jandy Ventura.
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4 June 2019