De Palo Echao

from Kijombo by Yasser Tejeda

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Inspired by the style of the late Dominican roots-fusion legend Luis Días,
this song is a bluesy take on a precursor of merengue known as pri-pri or
merengue de palo echao —especially as played in the roots-rich
neighborhood of Villa Mella. The style features the distinctive sound of the
balsié , a kind of Dominican talking drum in which the player changes the
pitch of the drum by pressing their foot into the drum’s head as they play.
This rendition is in honor of Heriberto Germán Vargas, better known as
"Nisito", one of the first accordion players who recorded in the genre.

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Ay Lola
si tu me quiere ay Lola (x8)

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from Kijombo, released October 11, 2019
Yasser Tejeda: Guitar and Vocals
Jonathan Troncoso: Percussion and Vocals
Victor Otoniel Vargas: Drums, Güira and Vocals
Kyle Miles: Bass

Music by Yasser Tejeda

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Yasser Tejeda New York, New York

Yasser Tejeda is an award-winning Dominican composer, guitarist, vocalist, and producer. According to Billboard, Yasser is giving traditional folkloric music a new spin with jazz, rock, and Caribbean rhythms in "a frenzied celebration of ancestral union" while Juan Luis Guerra, praised his mission calling it a "marvelous example of what's happening with Dominican music.” ... more

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