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    Cultural originsMid-18th century, Cibao, Dominican Republic
    What Is Merengue (Music and Dance)? - 2025 - MasterClass
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    History

    The origins of the music are traced to the land of El Cibao, where merengue cibaeño and merengue típico are the terms most musicians use to refer to classical merengue. The word Cibao was a native name for th… See more

    Musical style

    Three main types of merengue are played in the Dominican Republic today. Merengue típico, which is usually called perico ripiao, is the oldest style commonly played. The other two types are merengue de orquesta (big-band … See more

    Rafael Leonidas Trujillo

    Until the 1930s, the music was considered "immoral" by the general population. Its more descriptive and colorful name, perico ripiao (literally "ripped parrot" in Spanish), was said to have been the name of a brothel in … See more

    Merengue around the world

    Merengue has been heard in New York since the 1930s, when Eduardo Brito became the first to sing the Dominican national music there before going on to tour Spain. Salcedo-born, Juilliard-educated Rafael Petit… See more

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