NewsWhore
10-06-2008, 06:10 PM
Dominican Grammy-winning songwriter Juan Luis Guerra has challenged claims that merengue is on its way out as a musical genre. During an event in his honor on radio station Zol 106.5, he said that on the contrary, doors are now open to merengue in markets where it had previously never been heard of. Guerra said that during his long international La Travesia tour of the US and Europe he met with a great deal of receptiveness for the catchy Dominican music. He said that although he had toured places he had been to before, like Spain, he also visited new countries such as Norway and Sweden, where merengue was very well received. He said that his performances consisted predominantly of merengue music, with 25 merengue songs.
Guerra told listeners that he would be returning to Boston's Berklee College, where he studied music as a young musician. He said that he planned to take some classes but would also be teaching at his alma mater next year.
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Guerra told listeners that he would be returning to Boston's Berklee College, where he studied music as a young musician. He said that he planned to take some classes but would also be teaching at his alma mater next year.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)