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Diaspora Ballroom: Merengue WAV

By | December 2, 2020

Diaspora Ballroom: Merengue WAV Originating in the Dominican Republic in the 19th century, Merengue music has had a long and controversial history. At first, Merengue music was viewed as immoral and had even been nicknamed after a brothel in Santiago (perico ripiao). This changed when Dominican dictator Raefael Trujillo, who was fond of the genre, used merengue to… Read More »