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Merengue Tipico : Nueva Generacion !
LES DISQUES BONGO JOE - Cat No: BJR098
- updated:2025-02-03
Fantastic! Merengue Típico — a deep dive into the roots of Dominican merengue! When it comes to accordion music from the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean, it's merengue, and this is a compilation from its golden age.
Track List
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A1. TRIO ROSARIO - Cuando Yo Muera
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A2. FEFITA LA GRANDE - Caña Brava
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A3. ARISTIDES RAMIREZ - Los Lambones
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A4. BILO Y SUS TIPICOS - La Negra
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A5. EL NEGRITO FIGUEROA - Por La Mañanita
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B1. TRIO ROYECELL - La Pasion de Cristo
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B2. VICTOR SURIEL Y SU TRIO RIO VERDE - La Mecha
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B3. RAFAELITO ROMáN - Que Mala Suerte
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B4. BILO Y SUS TIPICOS - Cuando Baje de la Loma
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B5. TRIO RAMIREZ - Me Gustan Las Pegajosas
The Dominican Republic was apparently the first place the accordion arrived, brought in by German trading ships in the 19th century — even before Colombia, the land of cumbia, vallenato and salsa that usually comes to mind for Latin American accordion music.
Curated by Funky Bompa, a DJ/digger presumably based in Brussels who has reportedly been traveling to the Dominican Republic for over 20 years and holds a residency on Kiosk Radio. As you can guess from the name (surely a play on Puerto Rico's bomba), he's a true digger of Latin American 7-inches, and his love for the music really comes through. A nice comp of '60s and '70s merengue típico influenced by pioneers like "Tatico" Henríquez and Trio Reynoso — jaw-dropping accordion music. Perfect for this warming weather. Works great on the dancefloor too. (Original Japanese text by Shhhhh)