Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia, who recently began his campaign for the ruling party presidential candicacy, announced that legendary Dominican merengue musician, composer and singer Wilfrido Vargas and his band will go on tour of 42 cities from now to January. The tour will open with Vargas playing a concert in Puerto Plata on Saturday, 5 October. The performance is scheduled for the Puntilla, the western point of the Puerto Plata Malecon seafront boulevard. The show is a tribute to the musician’s life work. He will be accompanied onstage by Elvis Martinez, Omega, La Nueva Escuela and Alex Matos.
The show moves on to Sosua the next day, Sunday, 6 October with performances at the Parque Mirador starting at 2pm. El Poeta Callejero, Julian Oro Duro, La Nueva Escuela, Vilanosam, El Sujeto and Mozart La Para will play together with Wilfrido Vargas and his band.
On Monday, 7 October in Sanchez (Samana province), the Wilfrido Vargas band will perform with Quico Rodriguez, Pena Suazo and Omega.
The concerts will include merengue, bachata, typical music, salsa, fusions, rock, ballads, dembow and reggaeton.
Vargas is one of the most influential merengue artists in history. A true merengue pioneer, he revolutionized the sounds of merengue especially during his most active years during the 1980s.
The shows are sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism.