The ritmo (rhythm) of the island has washed ashore, but this isn’t the typical tropical groove. These dancefloor smashes struck a chord thanks to their use of Dembow, an ultrafast dance genre from the ...
The instrumental track "Fish Market" by Jamaican duo Steeely & Clevie is at the center of a copyright infringement lawsuit against dozens of Reggaeton artists. (YouTube via Courthouse News) LOS ...
El Alfa never stops. Throughout his 15-year career, the Dominican pioneer has worked relentlessly to bring dembow to the world — and it’s worked. The genre has gone massively global with him at the ...
Pitchfork contributing editor Isabelia Herrera’s new column covers the most captivating songs, trends, and scenes coming out of Latin America and its diaspora. Raymi Paulus is sitting in his apartment ...
If there’s one person who represents the global force that Dominican dembow has become, it’s El Alfa. The artist, whose real name is Enmanuel Herrera, has been on the scene for 14 years, becoming one ...
The sold-out show by the Dominican artist was a watershed moment for the dembow movement. By Isabelia Herrera “Who said the Dominican Republic couldn’t go global?” El Alfa announced in Spanish from ...