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05-19-2011, 04:50 PM
President Leonel Fernandez honored three grassroots musicians yesterday. By decree 318-11, President Fernandez granted the decoration in the order of merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella in the rank of caballero (knight) to accordion players Rafael Francisco Ulloa, Gonzalez Alvarado Ferreira (El Cieguito de Nagua) and Rafael Ramos Roman (Rafelito Roman). The honor is awarded on the grounds of the major merits of the three who have taken traditional Dominican music around the world, aside from rescuing Dominican typical merengue.
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