The Ministry of Tourism is sponsoring a music extravaganza to commemorate the launching of its collection of the best of Dominican music in this century. The Ministry of Tourism’s "A Century of Dominican Music," is a collection of four CDs. The 4:10 hour production features 71 tracks by 57 composers, in the voices of 51 singers. The CD offers a variety of Dominican music, including merengue, mangulina, carabiné, pambiche, guarapo, sarambo, salve, bolero, balada, bachata, criolla, and canción lirica. The music extravaganza will take place at the Plaza de España in the Colonial City as of 8 pm. Luchy Vicioso, Frank Ceara, Fernando Casado, Milagros Hernández, Patricia Pereyra, Ileana Reynoso and Rhina Ramírez will participate accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra. The collection of four CDs will sell for RD$1,000 (about US$63) in leading music stores. But admission to the Plaza de España event is free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Ministry of Tourism is sponsoring a music extravaganza to commemorate the launching of its collection of the best of Dominican music in this century. The Ministry of Tourism’s "A Century of Dominican Music," is a collection of four CDs. The 4:10 hour production features 71 tracks by 57 composers, in the voices of 51 … <\/p>\n