Merengue is a Type of Music and Dance originating in present-day Dominican Republic.

Reggae developed from earlier Jamaican genres including mento, ska, and rocksteady, and is rooted in traditional drumming styles such as Kumina, Pukkumina, Revival Zion, Nyabinghi, and burru. It incorporates elements of rhythm and blues, jazz, mento which was conflated with calypso by the 1950s) and traditional African folk rhythms.

Juan Luis Guerra - Presentación Completa - Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar 2012.

Dominican Music is colorful and diverse, and comes from complicated influences. It grew out of traditions from African cultures and indigenous peoples, European colonialism, and the unique character of places separated by water.and are the expression of the talent and the immense zest for life of the Dominican people.

Caribbean Music is colorful and diverse, and comes from complicated influences. It grew out of traditions from African cultures and indigenous peoples, European colonialism, and the unique character of places separated by water.and are the expression of the talent and the immense zest for life of the Caribbean people.

None of the other Caribbean Islands has such Charm, such an exotic and exuberant Zest for Living and such extensive, palm fringed Beaches