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Ramón Torres (singer)
Francisco Pache Torres (born Higüey, Dominican Republic, July 18, 1949), better known by his stage name '' 'Ramón Torres' '', is a Dominican singer-songwriter. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of modern Bachata for his role in redefining the genre by including romantic lyrics, guitar melodies, and implementation of new instruments such as the piano and the accordion. Biography Early years Ramón Torres was born on July 18, 1949, in Higüey, Dominican Republic, the son of Dominican parents (Ruperto Pache and Catalina Torres). Since he was 10 years old, he began working as an occasional laborer and took his last courses at night school. Music career In 1987, as a result of his being liquidated from the free trade zone company, he moved to Santo Domingo where he recorded his first single «Las estrellas brillarán», under the label of Radio Guarachita by Radhamés Aracena. Some of his recorded songs were «The second letter, «With you until the end», «My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Saint John
My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Marketing year, variable period * Model year, product identifier Transport * Motoryacht * Motor Yacht, a name prefix for merchant vessels * Midwest Airlines (Egypt), IATA airline designation * MAXjet Airways, United States, defunct IATA airline designation Other uses * ''My'', the genitive form of the English pronoun ''I'' * Malaysia, ISO 3166-1 country code ** .my, the country-code top level domain (ccTLD) * Burmese language (ISO 639 alpha-2) * Megalithic Yard, a hypothesised, prehistoric unit of length * Million years See also * MyTV (other) * μ ("mu"), a letter of the Greek alphabet * Mi (other) * Me (other) * Myself (other) '' Myself'' is a reflexive pronoun in English. Myself may also ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic Male Songwriters
Dominican may refer to: Religious communities * Dominican Order, a Catholic order, formally the Order of Preachers * Anglican Order of Preachers, loosely referred to as Dominicans Dominican Republic * Dominican Republic, on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles, in the Caribbean ** Dominicans ** Demographics of the Dominican Republic ** Culture of the Dominican Republic Dominica * Dominica, an island nation in the Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean ** Demographics of Dominica ** Culture of Dominica See also * * * Dominican College (other), the name of several colleges * Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology The Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT) is a Catholic graduate school in Berkeley, California. It is a member of the interfaith Graduate Theological Union (GTU) and an affiliate of the University of California Berkeley. DSPT ..., Berkeley, California, United States * Dominican University (other) {{disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic Composers
Dominican may refer to: Religious communities * Dominican Order, a Catholic order, formally the Order of Preachers * Anglican Order of Preachers, loosely referred to as Dominicans Dominican Republic * Dominican Republic, on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles, in the Caribbean ** Dominicans ** Demographics of the Dominican Republic ** Culture of the Dominican Republic Dominica * Dominica, an island nation in the Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean ** Demographics of Dominica ** Culture of Dominica See also * * * Dominican College (other), the name of several colleges * Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology The Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT) is a Catholic graduate school in Berkeley, California. It is a member of the interfaith Graduate Theological Union (GTU) and an affiliate of the University of California Berkeley. DSPT ..., Berkeley, California, United States * Dominican University (other) {{disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachata Singers
Bachata may refer to: * Bachata (music), a musical genre which originated in the Dominican Republic **Traditional bachata, a subgenre of bachata music ** Bachata (dance), a dance form * Bachatón, a hybrid bachata/reggaeton music style * Bachata (song), "Bachata" (song), a song by Lou Bega * "La Bachata", a song by Manuel Turizo * ''Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music'' See also *''Bachata Rosa'', the fifth studio album by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his group 4.40 *"Bachata en Fukuoka", single released by Juan Luis Guerra for his album ''A Son de Guerra'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1949 Births
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Romana, Dominican Republic
La Romana is a municipality and capital of the southeastern La Romana Province, province of La Romana, opposite Catalina Island, Dominican Republic, Catalina Island. It is one of the 10 largest cities in the Dominican Republic with a population estimated in 2022 at 153,241 within the city limits (metropolitan area, metropolitan population: 270,000), of whom 149,840 are urban and 3,401 are rural. The name ''Romana'' comes from the word "Bomana", a name given by Indians to what is known today as Romana River. The modern La Romana International Airport was opened in 2000. The city is near several other cities, such as San Pedro de Macorís and the national capital, Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de Guzmán. The city is a hub for a growing tourist industry with several nearby local resort spots, such as the beachfront Bayahibe, Dominicus, Casa de Campo, and the growing number of golf resorts that surround the area. History The city of La Romana was officially founded in 1897 as an oi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachata (music)
Bachata is a genre of music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the 20th century. It contains elements of European (mainly Music of Spain, Spanish music), indigenous Taino and African musical elements, representing the Culture of the Dominican Republic, cultural diversity of the Dominican population. A form of dance, Bachata (dance), bachata, also developed with the music.Pacini Hernandez, Deborah"Brief history of Bachata" ''Bachata, A social history of a Dominican popular music'', 1995, Temple University Press. Retrieved on December 4, 2008 In the 1990s bachata's instrumentation changed from nylon string Spanish guitar and maracas of traditional bachata to the electric guitar, electric steel string and guira of modern bachata. Bachata further transformed in the 21st century with the creation of urban bachata styles by bands such as Monchy y Alexandra and Aventura (band), Aventura. These new modern styles of bachata became an international phenomenon, and today bach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo Santos
Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the Bachata (music), bachata group Aventura (band), Aventura. In 2002, the song "Obsesión (Aventura song), Obsesión" was number one in Italy for 16 consecutive weeks. He released several albums with Aventura before the group broke up in 2011. Since then, Santos has embarked on a solo career which has included seven number one songs on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart and seventeen number ones on the Tropical Airplay chart. He has sold over 24 million records worldwide, making him one of the List of best-selling Latin music artists, best-selling Latin artists ever. Early life He was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City, on July 21, 1981, to a People of the Dominican Republic, Dominican father and a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican mother. He had a humble upbringing, with his father, who worked in construction, being un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Guarachita
Radio Guarachita was a radio station based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. History Radio Guarachita was founded in 1964 in the Dominican Republic by bachata producer and impresario Radhames Aracena. After a year of test runs, Radio Guarachita was launched on the 690 AM frequency in 1965. Along with DJs Cuco Valoy on Radio Tropical and Charlie-Charlie on La Voz del Tropico, Aracena and Radio Guarachita were among the first DJs to play bachata on the Dominican airwaves. Since Radio Guarachita was on the AM frequency, it had national reach, and appealed to the rural audience of the Dominican Republic. It had interactive programs where the DJ would read listeners’ mail, and the audience also could phone in and make personal announcements at any time of day. These 24/7 public announcements encouraged listeners to tune in all day, on lookout for important news. Usually, whenever people migrated from the rural countryside to Santo Domingo in search of a family member, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
