Merengue Típico
The accordion-driven country roots of Dominican merengue.
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Merengue Típico
The oldest, folk-rooted style of Dominican merengue
4 min read
Cibao Rural Roots
The agrarian origins of merengue típico in the northern Dominican Republic
3 min read
Styling and Musicality of Merengue Típico
Instrumentation, Form, and the Sound of the Cibao
5 min read
Agapito Pascual: The Modern Model of Merengue Típico
The accordionist who sped up the perico ripiao and fused it with mambo brass
2 min read
Etymology and naming
1 article
Origins
2 articles
Musical anatomy
4 articles
Accordion, Tambora, and Güira in Merengue Típico
Musical Anatomy of the Dominican Folk Ensemble
4 min read
The Diatonic Accordion and the Jamboree
The button accordion at the melodic core of Dominican merengue típico
3 min read
Güira, Tambora, and Accordion: The Perico Ripiao Trio
Three instruments, three heritages — the engine of merengue típico
3 min read
The Saxophone and the Mambo Section in Merengue Típico
Horn writing at the boundary between the accordion-led típico nucleus and the orchestrated merengue traditions
3 min read
Technique
1 article
Pioneers
6 articles
Agapito Pascual: The Modern Model of Merengue Típico
The accordionist who sped up the perico ripiao and fused it with mambo brass
2 min read
El Ciego de Nagua: The Blind Maestro of Accordion Merengue
Bartolo Alvarado refined merengue típico — "he put a suit and tie on the accordion"
3 min read
El Prodigio
Krency García and the modernizing wing of merengue típico
3 min read
Fefita la Grande: La Mayimba of Merengue Típico
The Dominican accordion queen who became the face of merengue típico
2 min read
Francisco Ulloa
A virtuoso of Dominican merengue típico and the accordion voice behind Juan Luis Guerra's perico ripiao
5 min read
Tatico Henríquez
Dominican accordionist who modernized the merengue típico ensemble (1943–1976)
5 min read