Dominican Republic
Music of the Dominican Republic
Merengue
Merengue is the Dominican Republic's national genre of music. The instruments include a guira, tambora, accordian, and bachata. Reggaeton is the Spanish version of rap, this type of music is very popular amongst the younger people of the Dominican Republic.
Juan Luis Guerra
Juan is the most famous merengue artist of the Dominican Republic. Also composes most of his music, and he is a producer. His most famous song is La Bilirrubina.