Banda XXI 7 Albums 1999-2005 MP3 @ 128Kbps - 160Kbps

Albums
1999 - Los verdugos de la mufa @192
2000 - La fiesta sigue encendida @192
2001 - Y sigue la gozadera @128
2002 - Ven pa' la Rumba @128
2003 - Mambo duro @160
2004 - En acción @128
2005 - Pa' que sigan bailando @160

Banda XXI is a quartet formed in Rio Cuarto, Cordoba , Argentina in 1998 . The band's style fits into the subgenre known as merengue .

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Banda XXI es un grupo de cuarteto formado en Rio Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina en 1998. El estilo de la banda se encuadra dentro del subgénero conocido como merengue.

Merengue is a style of music and dance originated in the Caribbean , specifically in the Dominican Republic in the early nineteenth century . It is considered the national musical genre.

Originally, the meringue was performed with stringed instruments (mandolin and / or guitar). Years later, the strings were replaced by the accordion, conforming itself with the calabash and the drums, the instrumental structure of the set of typical merengue. This set, with its three instruments, represents the synthesis of three cultures that shaped the idiosyncrasies of Dominican culture. The European influence is to be represented by the accordion, the African drum is a drum with two patches, and the aboriginal Taíno or calabash.

Although in some areas of the Dominican Republic, especially in the Cibao and the Northwest subregion, there are still typical sets with similar characteristics those pioneers, this rate was evolving throughout the twentieth century. First, with the introduction of new instruments such as the saxophone and later with the emergence of complex instrumental sections orchestras with woodwinds.

To the late 70s merengue saul begins the period called the Golden Age , characterized by the emergence of new groupings, sounds and character that drew attention because of its melodious songs and rhythms.

Some of the artists featured are: Juan Luis Guerra , Toño Rosario , Fernando Villalona , Wilfrido Vargas , Johnny Ventura , Sergio Vargas , Los Hermanos Rosario , Milly Quezada , The Melodic , Conjunto Quisqueya , Victor Roque and La Gran Manzana , Grupo Mania , Dionis Fernandez and the team , The Sapphire , Bonny Cepeda , Kinito Mendez , Eddy Herrera , Freddy Kenton , Hector Acosta , Jose Peña Suazo and La Banda Gorda , Rubby Pérez , Rikarena , Jochy Hernandez , Jossie Esteban and Patrol 15 , The Girls of Can .

On the other hand but not least, we also find the merengue hip-hop , which began in the early nineties . This genre emerging from merengue had a great surge of fans and followers, most of them young . The merengue hip-hop had as main protagonists clusters " Illegal "," Sandy y Papo "," Project One ", among other groups. All Dominicans and under the musical conceptualization of teachers and Waill Victor Manuel Tejada, the main ideologists of this evolution is now the pace keeps alive in the world's youth.

Merengue has been adopted by other cultures, but have other musical forms, chose this genre as a basis for developing new sounds and mergers. Although influenced by merengue and teachers of prominent figures of the golden age in Dominican merengue, able to give a unique style and take it to an international level and respect. One of these exponents what is the Puerto Rican, Elvis Crespo , ex-showgirl Mania group.

At present, the merengue is the Latin beat that merges more and adapts to new trends rhythmic juveniles. Since, using as a standard the house merengue or merengue hip-hop style of '90 "Illegal" has permeated vitality and color to ensure its own force generation after generation.