Just as American performers use phases of the Beatles or Prince as references, Vicente García can frame much of his career in the context of the veteran Dominican star Juan Luis Guerra.
“Melodrama was was really influenced by Juan Luis’ bachata mixed with ideas from other parts of the world, like boleros, and different harmonies,” García says, referring to his first solo album from 2011. “After that, I wanted to add Dominican folk and Afro-Dominican influence: That’s the same direction Juan Luis did in albums like Areíto (1992) and Fogarate (1994). That...
“Melodrama was was really influenced by Juan Luis’ bachata mixed with ideas from other parts of the world, like boleros, and different harmonies,” García says, referring to his first solo album from 2011. “After that, I wanted to add Dominican folk and Afro-Dominican influence: That’s the same direction Juan Luis did in albums like Areíto (1992) and Fogarate (1994). That...
- 10/26/2018
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
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