Here is a good and poignant article on Dominican identity, pelo malo and negrofobia. Deeply rooted in the culture and inculcated in the minds of the majority of Dominicans which perpetuates the colonist dogma and anti-haitianismo. To deny or put yet another spin on the reality is another blow to the already existing notion of a society that's 'acomplejada with a clear falta de identidad'. I also think it's interesting to note that it is posted in a Dominican newspaper, Clave Digital.
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A unique Dominican merenguero/ artista





This award is handed out yearly to outstanding figures in the Latin community and for music lovers and especially fans of unsung heroes, the news of this award to Chichi Perlata for his contribution to Dominican music is very inspiring. He is definitely not your ordinary merenguero and no one as far as I know has emulated his style. IMO, Chichi Peralta has mastered the...

As an avid fan of Latin music and collector of a variety of genres- salsa, merengue and bachata being the principal three, without a doubt Héctor Acosta stands out among merengue artists and is an important contributor to Latin music in general. This artist of humble origins who began as one of the key singers of Los Toros band, and nicknamed El Torito accordingly, has a repertoire of albums that attest to the success of the artist and the group. Perhaps...

For the small audience of Spanish book readers on DR1, you may be interested in this weekly list of book recommendations posted in El Universal (Cartagena, Colombia). I look at it on a regular basis but not every week, however, that will change because every time I do read through the short list of books they are good recommendations. As well, it's a great way to get to know contemporary authors in Spanish literature. There are so many good choices of books to read and it's hard to know the 'whose...

I finished reading my third novel this summer and it was worth the read. I wish I had more time to dedicate to literature although I have been focusing on reading of all kinds not only novels thus the slow down on finishing my selected books for the first half of summer 2009.

I read Pura vida and it was a first time sample of this author's work. I think he is very creative and captured the essence of a storyline typical of many Latin and tropical countries in general aka the so-called...