Audiovisual Collection

List of Audiovisual Resources in Alphabetical Order
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The Library of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute has an extensive audiovisual collection of documentaries, TV programs, oral history, news segments, music performances, and many of the conferences organized by the Institute. Most of the holdings are on videotape in VHS format, others are on audiotapes. 

This is a reference collection. All audiovisual materials must be viewed in-house. Please make arrangements to view tapes by contacting the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library at 212.650.7170 or aponte@ccny.cuny.edu 

¡A Golpe de Güira y Tambora!Taína TV Productions. Directed by Maxy Domingo Sosa. New York, 2000. Spanish. Color; 55 minutes.

This documentary analyses the social, cultural, and economic development of the Dominican community in New York. Through a series of interviews, the documentary traces the experiences of prominent Dominicans in a variety of fields.

Abril: La Trinchera del Honor. Directed by René Fortunato and Produced by Fortunato and Roberto Hiciano. Santo Domingo, 1988. Spanish. Some French dialogues with Spanish subtitles. B/W; 90 minutes.

This documentary is an account of the political situation in the Dominican Republic from the death of dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo (1961) to the election of Joaquín Balaguer in 1966. The 1965 civil war and the U.S. military invasion are analyzed in detail.

Aguas Limitadas/Limited Water. Directed by Armando Guareño. New York, 1999. Spanish narration with English subtitles. Color; 27 minutes.

This is a documentary on Dominican contemporary arts and the efforts of the artists to survive.

Amaury Germán Aristy. Programa Nuria En El 9.Produced by Nuria Piera. Santo Domingo. Spanish. Color; 45 minutes.

A television program about the life of Amaury Germán Aristy a Dominican revolutionary leader killed during the 12-year regime of Joaquín Balaguer (1966-1978).

An Evening With Don Pedro Mir. Conference organized by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute. City College, New York, 1993. Color; 110 minutes.

An Evening with Don Pedro Mir is a celebration of the publication Countersong to Walt Whitman and other Poems by Pedro Mir, which is the first substantial collection of texts by a Dominican poet to have been made available in English. Featuring Manuel de la Nuez, George Irish, Jean Franco, Richard Schaaf, Jonathan Cohen, and the poet himself, the activity was moderated by Silvio Torres-Saillant.

Antes de que se Vayan. Produced by Producciones Televox. Santo Domingo, 2003. Spanish. Color; 58 minutes.

This is a documentary on the origins of Dominican folk dance music and merengue. There are some interviews with Dominican folk musicians. This documentary is based on the book: Antes de que te vayas written by Rafael Chaljub Mejía (Santo Domingo: Grupo León Jimenes, 2002).

Así es la República Dominicana. Produced by JVC Productions. New York, 2002. Spanish. Color; 60 minutes.

The land of the Dominican Republic and its people are viewed geographically and culturally. The migration process also is discussed, with a description of the Dominican community in the United States.

Canto a la Luz, un Canto Nacional: Fotografía Fija y en Movimiento. Produced by Grupo León Jimenes. Directed by Fernando Báez. Photographs by Domingo Batista. Santo Domingo, 2001. Spanish. Color; 22 minutes.

This is a visual representation of the natural resources of the Dominican Republic .

Charlando con Cervantes: Pedro Mir. CUNY TV-75. New York. Spanish. Color; 30 minutes.

This is a literary conversation between the host of Charlando con Cervantes, Raquel Chang Rodriguez, and Pedro Mir, the Dominican National Poet.

Commemoración del 24 de Abril - Votos por la Impunidad. Programa Nocturnal Directed by Raul Pérez Peña. Santo Domingo. Spanish, Color; 81 minutes.

This is a two-part TV program dedicated to: 1. Commemorate the April 24 Revolution and 2. The negotiation of "Votos por la Impunidad" between Joaquin Balaguer and the Dominican Liberal Party (PLD).

Contemporary Visions of the Dominican Experience. Conference organized by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and Dominicans 2000. The City College of New York, 1999. English and Spanish. Color; 113 minutes.

A discussion, reading, and booksigning featuring published works on Dominican life by a journalist (Michelle Wucker), a political scientist (Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco), and a fiction writer (Ynoemia Villar). Commentators: Silvio Torres-Saillant, Ydanis Rodriguez, Rosario Espinal, Emelio Betances, Daisy Cocco de Filippis, and Elizabeth Starcevic.

Counterpoint of Diaspora and State: Political and Cultural Relations of US Dominicans with their Native Land. Conference organized by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute in collaboration with the Dominican Week in the United States. City College, New York, 1998. English and Spanish. 2 Audio Tapes. 120 minutes.

This is panel discussion on the paradoxical interdependence of U.S. Dominicans and their compatriots in the Dominican Republic. Featuring Jonathan Hartlyn (University of North Carolina), Guillermo Linares (New York City Council), Cristina Aguiar (Dominican Ambassador to the United Nations), Roberto Alvarez (Former staff attorney, Organization of American States), Adriano Espaillat (New York State Assembly), Ydanis Rodríguez (Dominican Youth Union and Dominicans 2000), Luis Heredia Bonetti (Dominican Week in the United States), and Silvio Torres-Saillant (CUNY Dominican Studies Institute). It concludes with a reading by Award-winning Dominican-American poet Rhina Espaillat author of Lapsing to Grace (1992) and Where Horizons Go (1998).

CUNY Dominican Studies Institute. Assembly Update: Assemblyman John Brian Murtaugh. Produced by Assembly Radio-Television and Photography. New York, 1994. English. Color; 29 minutes.

A Dialogue between Assemblyman Murtaugh and Professor Silvio Torres-Saillant, founding Director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute at City College. Topics discussed are the Dominican experience in the United State with a concentration on the Washington Heights area, the experience of teaching ethnic studies at the City University of New York, and the importance of the Dominican Institute as a research unit of the University.

CUNY Forum: Immigration Impact on New York. CUNY TV- Channel 75. New York. English. Color; 60 minutes.

Various policy makers, researchers, politicians discuss the impact immigration has had on New York City.

De Welfare no Vive Nadie: Dominican Women in New York. Produced by Nancy López and Ginetta Candelario. New York, 1994. English. Color; 25 minutes.

Through a series of interviews with Welfare recipients’ families, this video relates the experience of poor Dominican women with the system .

Democracy and Human Rights in Contemporary Dominican Society. Conference organized by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and the Dominican Week in the United States. City College, New York, 1999. English and Spanish. 3 Audio Tapes. 270 minutes.

This is a seminar on the prison system, extrajudicial killings, the condition of women and minors, the plight of Haitian immigrants, and the status of Dominican-born children of Haitians in contemporary Dominican Republic. Featuring Roberto Alvarez (former Staff Attorney-Organization of American States), Eduardo Jorge Pratts (FINJUS-Fundación Institucionalidad Y Justicia), Susi Pola (Núcleo De Apoyo a La Mujer), Sonia Pierre (MUDHA -Movimiento de Mujeres Domínico-Haitianas), Manuel Matos (Law firm Sheurer, Wiggin & Hardy LLP), Luis Heredia Bonnetti (Dominican Week in the United States), and Silvio Torres-Saillant (CUNY Dominican Studies Institute)

Documentales Dominicanos. Produced by Rene Fortunato. Santo Domingo, 1990. Spanish. Color; 60 minutes.

This contains three short documentaries: Caribe (on African and European influences in Caribbean music), Imágenes de un artista (the life and work of the Dominican graphic artist Frank Almánzar), and Tras las huellas de Palau (the life of the first Dominican to produce and direct a film in 1920).

Dominican Americans. Hispanic Horizons Program, WWOR-TV UPN 9 TV. New Jersey, 1998. English. Color; 26 minutes.

This TV show reviews the book The Dominican Americans by Silvio Torres-Saillant and Ramona Hernández. Featuring the authors, Councilman Guillermo Linares and a Dominican student.

The Dominican American Spirit. WNET Channel 13. New York, 1999. English. Color; 94 minutes.

This documentary focuses on the social, cultural, and economic development of the Dominican community in the United States. It also deals with issues of ethnicity, identity, the portrait of Dominicans, Dominican heritage and the link between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic. Interviews conducted by Dominican newscaster Isolda Peguero.

Dominican Baseball. CNN-SI. New York, 1998. English. Color; 9 minutes.

This is an overview of baseball in the Dominican Republic focusing on stories of Dominican young men going to the United States with an ambition to make into the Major Leagues.

Dominican Culture at the End of the Century: Issues for a Future Research Agenda. Conference organized by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute. City College, New York, 1998. English and Spanish. Color; 3 Video Tapes. 343 minutes (5 hours and 43 minutes).

This is a two-day symposium on visual arts, spiritual traditions, popular/folk music, and history of the Dominican people in the homeland and the US. The panels are: I. Dominican Visual Artists: Between Here and There: Leonora Vega (Curator, Leonora Vega Gallery), Scherezade García (Dominican Artist), Charo Oquet (Miami Arts Collaborative), David Medina (Dominican Sculptor), Sara Hermann (Art Critic); II. Dominican Beat: Popular and Folk Music: Martha Ellen Davis (University of Florida), Deborah Pacini (Brown University), Paul Austerlitz (Brown University), Jorge Duany (University of Puerto Rico); III. Voices of the Spirit World: Dominican Forms of Worship: Kathleen Skoczen (Rockefeller Fellow/Dominican Institute), Maitreyi Villamán (Rockefeller Fellow/Dominican Institute), Robert Lee Adams (University of Texas), Ana Teresa Ortiz (University of Arizona); IV. The Dominican Past: Options for a New History: Dora Dávila (Rockefeller Fellow/Dominican Institute), Iván Domínguez (Alianza Dominicana), Kenneth Greene Vélez (Casa Dominicana-Chicago), Ramona Hernández (University of Massachusetts-Boston), Frank Moya Pons (CUNY Dominican Studies Institute).

Dominican Rock. Produced by Harold Martínez. New York, 2004. English. Spanish interviews with English subtitles. Color; 20 minutes. DVD.

This work in progress showcases the growing alternative rock movement taking place in the Dominican Republic. The video highlights major Dominican rock figures such as Leo Susana, Maik Abaddon, Tony Almont, and Luis Días, among others.

Los Dominicanos en Estados Unidos. El Instituto de Estudios Dominicanos. Programa Nocturnal. Directed by Raul Pérez Peña. Santo Domingo, 1997. Spanish. Color; 52 minutes.

This video examines the work of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute. Guest speakers: Silvio Torres-Saillant and Ramona Hernández from CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, and Dominican scholars Diógenes Céspedes and Juan M. Pérez.

Dominicanos en Nueva York. Color Visión. Channel 9. Santo Domingo, 2002. Spanish. Color; 9 minutes.

This news segment highlights the Dominican community in New York. Through short interviews, students, community leaders, and working Dominicans relate their experiences as migrants.

Dreams Ensnared: The Dominican Migration to New York/Sueños Atrapados: La Migración Dominicana a Nueva York. Sonia Fritz. Puerto Rico, 1994. English and Spanish versions. Color; 21 minutes each.

This documentary film focuses on the experience of the Dominican women who are forced to migrate to Puerto Rico and then to New York due to the precarious socioeconomic conditions in the Dominican Republic. It also examines the different means whereby Dominicans abandon the native country, including illegal passage on the dangerous yolas (small boats) trip.

Education Forum With Herman Badillo and Silvio Torres-Saillant. CUNY TV-75. New York, 2000. English. Color; 60 minutes.
Education Forum with Herman Badillo, Chairman of the CUNY Trustees and Dr. Silvio Torres-Saillant, Director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute of The City College of New York.

The interview is about the Dominican population in New York and the factors that contribute to the mobility of Dominican people to the City.

Encuesta Sobre el Juicio Moral a Balaguer. Programa Nocturnal. Produced by Raul Pérez Peña. Santo Domingo, 1997.  Spanish. Color; 73 minutes.

This program is an on-air telephone survey conducted to gather information on the possibility of a trial of the Dominican President Joaquín Balaguer for human rights abuses .

The Evolution of an Ethnic Community: Dominican-Americans in Upper Manhattan. Organized by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and the City College Libraries. New York, 2001. English. Color; 60 minutes.

This is the opening reception of the exhibit “The Evolution of an Ethnic Community: Dominican-Americans in Upper Manhattan,” that introduced the complexity of the Dominican community in the diaspora, its history, culture, tradition, and changes. It illustrates various stages in the life of Dominican New Yorkers and their American experience. The exhibit was curated by librarians Sarah Aponte, Robert Laurich, Julio Rosario, and Sydney Van Nort. The opening event includes Pamela Gillespie (City College Libraries Chief Librarian), Silvio Torres-Saillant (Syracuse University), Ramona Hernández (CUNY Dominican Studies Institute), the Dominican-American fiction writer Angie Cruz, and the Afro-Dominican music performance by Boni Raposo and La 21 División.

Fiestas de la Santa Cruz. Santo Domingo, 1997-1998. Spanish. 15 Audio Cassettes. Photographs of the feasts are also available.

This is an Oral History Project about the Feast of the Holy Cross conducted by Maitreyi Villamán Matos in the Dominican Republic. The tapes include the following: La Aguita de Olivorio Mateo (Liborismo), Palma Sola, Entrevistas a Investigadores (Iván Domínguez,  June Rosenberg, Lusitania Martínez, Norberto Artesario, and Dagoberto Tejada), Fiesta de Cruz en Nizao, Guayuma, Yamasá, Arroyo Sala'o Baní, Monteria, Boca De Arroyo, Rio Arriba (Baní), Fiestas a La Virgen de La Altagracia, Fiesta de La Virgen del Amparo (Los Morenos, Villa Mella). Novena de La Santa Lucia (Navajo en Medio, San Cristobal), Novena de La Salida de la Dolorita (Villa Mella), Sones, Batey "La Jagua", Ingenio Caei, San Cristóbal (Sones y Gagá), and Satsang With Sri Swami Satchidananda, The Holy Cross.

Grandes Exploradores en Tierras de La Española. Directed by Jürgen Hoppe. Produced by Grupo León Jimenes. Santo Domingo, 2001. Spanish. Color; 42 minutes.

This documentary presents the biographies of naturalists and botanists who explored the island of Hispaniola.

Guevote: Whatever I Feel, That’s the Way I am. Fama/Luna Films. Berlin, 1996. Spanish with English subtitles. Color; 68 minutes.

This video relates the story of four Dominican hermaphrodites and their families in the Bronx, New York and Barahona, Dominican Republic. Issues of gender, sexual identity, attitudes, and misconceptions of this phenomenon are discussed.

La Herencia del Tirano: Balaguer y el Poder. Directed by Rene Fortunato. Santo Domingo, 1998. Spanish. Color; 90 minutes.

This documentary shows the dramatic events that took place immediately after the assassination of dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. It shows the “Unión Cívica” and “14 de Junio” demonstrations against the Trujillo followers, the efforts of Joaquín Balaguer and Ramfis Trujillo to continue in power, the seminal activities of the political party PRD, the elections of 1962, and the rise to power of Juan Bosch, among other events.

Los Hijos de Quisqueya. Channel 47. New York, 1994. Spanish. Color; 138 minutes.

This is a series of stories of Dominicans in the United States featuring businessman Fernando Mateo and the musical group Milly Jocelyn y Los Vecinos, among others. 

Imagen Nacional. Directed by Fernando Báez. Produced by Industria de Tabaco León Jimenes. Santo Domingo, 2000. Spanish. Color; 39 minutes each DVD.

This is a collection of three DVDs that show images of the Dominican Republic’s natural beauty: 1. "República Dominicana: sus montañas" (mountains), 2. "República Dominicana: sus ríos, saltos y lagos" (rivers, waterfalls and lakes), and 3. "República Dominicana: sus playas" (beaches).

La Inmigración Dominicana: La Desesperanza Hacia el Año 2,000. Produced by Alianza Dominicana. New York, 1994. Spanish. Color; 15 minutes.

This is a discussion of the causes of Dominican migration to the United States, especially New York. It provides a description of the Dominican community in New York and highlights several organizations and individuals who are working to build a stronger community.

In the Time of the Butterflies. Showtime Movies, 2001. English. Color; 92 minutes.

This is the story of the Mirabal sisters during the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. The movie is based on Julia Alvarez’s historical novel In the Time of the Butterflies. Directed by Mariano Barroso. Featuring Salma Hayek, Marc Anthony, and Edward James Olmos.

Investment Promotion Council. Santo Domingo, 1989. Spanish. Color; 16 minutes.

This is a promotional video that seeks to entice small, medium and large firms to invest in the Dominican Republic. Some of the reasons that make the Dominican Republic fit for foreign investment are discussed.

Junot Díaz: Interview. Good Day New York. 1997. English. Color; 13 minutes.

An interview with Dominican-American Writer Junot Díaz and his book Drown, a collection of 10 short stories dealing with the Dominican American experience.

Merece la Pena. CARE Dominicana. Santo Domingo, 1995. Spanish. Color; 17 minutes.

This program surveys socioeconomic conditions in Villa Marina and La Piña, two neighborhoods of Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic's capital. It stresses the important role of community-based organizations in improving the precarious conditions of the two communities.

Miss Italia (Finale). Italy, 1996. Italian. Color; 35 minutes.

A copy of the Italian TV broadcast of 1996 national beauty pageant featuring the dark-skinned Dominican-born Denny Méndez, who was elected Miss Italy 1996.

My American Girls: A Dominican Journey. Film produced and directed by Aaron Matthews. New York, 2000. English (some Spanish with English subtitles). Color; 62 minutes.

This film portrays the troubles and triumphs of the Ortizes -- five Dominicans who must cope with being a bicultural family while they negotiate the hurdles of their adopted city.

New York City Council Presents $1.377 Million Grant to CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI). CUNY TV-75. Produced by Gisela Sanders. New York, 2004. English. Color; 58 minutes.

A press conference to announce the grant presented to the CUNY DSI on November 8, 2004 by City Council Speaker Grifford Miller, City Council Education Committee Chair Charles Barron, and City Council Member Miguel Martínez. They made a ceremonial check presentation to Dr. Ramona Hernández, CUNY DSI Director and Dr. Gregory Williams, President of City College. The grant will be used to expand the Institute's library and to construct the Dominican Archives.
 

New York Dominican Writers in Conversation With Pedro Mir. Conference organized by Ollantay Center for the Arts. New York, 1992. Spanish and English. Color; 103 minutes.

This is a panel of Dominican writers living in New York commenting on Pedro Mir's work. The panelists are: Alexis Gómez-Rosa, Juan Rivero, Kelva Pérez-Campbell, Tomás Rivera Martínez, Mirian Ventura, Hector Rivera, and Pedro Mir himself. The panel is moderated by Silvio Torres-Saillant.

North-South Counterpoint: Pedro Mir in Walt Whitman's Native Land. Conference organized by Hostos Community College, 1992. English and Spanish. Color; 3 Videos. 432 minutes (7 hours and 12 minutes).

These videos summarize a major day-long conference on the works of Pedro Mir, the Dominican Republic's poet laureate.

Nueba Yol ¡Por fin llegó Balbuena! Directed by Angel Muñiz. Santo Domingo, 1995. Spanish with English subtitles. Color; 1 hour and 46 minutes.

This film documents the life of Balbuena (Luisito Martí), a Dominican immigrant who struggles for a better life in New York City.

Nueva York: Espejismo y Realidad. Programa Santo Domingo Invita. Produced by Negro Santos. Directed by Manuel Pouevie and Jesús Rivera. Santo Domingo, 1988. Spanish. Color; 1 hour 6 minutes.

This program is dedicated to the Dominican community in New York. Through various interviews, the documentary portrays the cultural, economic and social aspects of the Dominican New York community.

Pedro Mir's Visit to PS 128 (Audubon, Manhattan). Sponsored by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute. New York, 1993. Spanish. Color; 31 minutes.

In this video the Dominican National Poet, Pedro Mir, speaks to children at PS 128 (a predominantly Dominican school) in Upper Manhattan.

Por el Derecho a un Nombre y una Nacionalidad de Los/as Dominicanos/as de Ascendencia Haitiana. MUDHA (Movimiento de la Mujer Domínico-Haitiana). Santo Domingo, 1999. Spanish. Color; 2 minutes.

These are clips supporting MUDHA’s campaign for the rights of Dominicans of Haitian descent to obtain a name and nationality. Featuring Margarita Cordero (journalist), Roldan Mármol (sociologist), Jorge Cela (priest), and Virgilio Almánzar (human rights activist).

Raising Victor Vargas. Directed by Peter Sollet. Produced by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. Culver City, Calif. , 2003. Color. 1 hour 28 minutes. DVD

A movie about Victor (Victor Rasuk) and his Dominican-American family who live on the Lower East Side of New York. His grandmother (Altagracia Guzmán) is having problems with Victor, his brother Nino (Silvestre Rasuk), and Vicky (Melonie Díaz) who are trying to be more independent. Victor's relationship with Judy (Judy Marte) forces him to reexamine the way he is acting and to begin the process of maturing.

During this brief interview, Dr. Ramona Hernández, Director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, announces the creation of the Dominican Archives in the United States. Two major document donations have been provided by Normandía Maldonado, founder of Centro Cultural Ballet Quisqueya and Juan Paulino, activist and founder of Centro Cívico Duartiano.

Recent U.S. Migration Legislation: Negative Impact on the Dominican Community. Conference organized by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, Alianza Dominicana, and Dominicans 2000. City College of New York, 1999. English and Spanish. Color; 95 minutes.

This is a symposium on the U.S. migration legislation affecting Dominicans. Featuring Dominican scholar Bernardo Vega, Congressman Charles Rangel, Alianza Dominicana Director, Moisés Pérez and Dominicanos 2000 coordinator, Ydanis Rodríguez. Panel moderated by Silvio Torres-Saillant.

Recreational Gagá Dance at Batey "La Mula". Produced by Victor Camilo. Santo Domingo, 1987. Haitian Creole and Spanish. B/W and some Color; 30 minutes.

Visual representation of the lifestyle of Haitian immigrant workers in Batey "La Mula" (a community of sugar plantation laborers). The video also includes several Gagá dances, and an interview with a Dominican woman who has worked in the batey for over 20 years.

República Dominicana: Informe Sistema Nacional de Cultura. Produced by Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, La Ciencia y la Cultura. Madrid, OEI. Santo Domingo, Secretaría de Estado de Cultura, 2004. Spanish. CD.

This CD includes information on Dominican history and culture.

Reserva Científica Loma Quita Espuela. Fundación Loma Quita Espuela. San Francisco de Macorís, 1992. Spanish. Color; 32 minutes.

This video describes a four part project whose main objective is to preserve the natural resources by reinforcing agricultural programs, organizing the grass roots, and educating the community.

Santo Domingo: Retrato e Historia. School District Six. Jordi Torrent. New York, 1994. Spanish. Color; 41 minutes.

A historical documentary on the Dominican Republic based on interviews with historians, archeologists and anthropologists from the country.

Sarandunga, Pri-Pri, Congo, Merengue, Momisse, El Baron del Cementerio, Banco de Palos, Gagá. Santo Domingo, 1990-1992. Color; 58 minutes.

This video is an introduction to Afro-Dominican music and culture. Through musical performances and rituals, this video shows the legacy of African music and its influence on the country.

Serenata Dominicana. Directed by Repertorio Español New York. 56 minutes.

Two audio tapes featuring an anthology of historic Dominican popular, folk and classical songs within a historical and cultural context.

Study with the Best. New York. CUNY TV-75. 2002. English. Color; 30 minutes. (Season Two, #8)

A section of this Study with the Best highlights the life of Dr. Ramona Hernández, director of the CUNY-Dominican Studies Institute and professor of sociology at The City College of New York, who is widely recognized for her research on the Dominican immigrant experience in the United States.

Study with the Best. New York. CUNY TV-75. 2002. 2003. English. Color; 30 minutes each. 1 VHS and 1 DVD

The first video of this Study with the Best describes the Hostos Community College Study Abroad Program to the Dominican Republic and Cuba. The second show is dedicated entirely to the Dominican Republic trip. Groups of New York City public school teachers and CUNY students attended classes, lectures, visited historical places, and had field trips in the Dominican Republic to better understand its culture and people. 

This is Profamilia - Población y Desarrollo.  Profamilia. Santo Domingo, 1994. Spanish. Color; 20 minutes.

Presenting current socioeconomic statistical information on the Dominican Republic, this program discusses the issues of poverty, family planning, employment, health, and education.

The Two Nations of Quisqueya: Haitian Dominican Relations at the Turn of the Century. Conference organized by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and HABETAC. The City College of New York, 1995. 7 Audio Tapes; 630 minutes.

This international conference brings together an impressive array of scholars and diplomats to reflect on the relationship between Haitians and Dominicans. Featuring Guy Alexandre, Luis Alvarez-López, Arnold Antonin, Josefina Báez, Jean Casimir, Jean Michel Caroit, Carolle Charles, Jean L. Dominique, Victor Espinal, Ana Garcia-Reyes, Ramona Hernández, Blas R. Jiménez, Carole Berotte Joseph, Jose Luis Keppis, Michel Laguerre, Denize Lauture, Nancy López, Wilfredo Lozano, Max Manigat, Manuel Matos, Michelle Montas, Remy Montas, Victor Morrisete, Frank Moya Pons, Francisco Rodríguez de León, Ruben Silie, A. Stevens-Acevedo, Silvio Torres-Saillant, Estela Vasquez, Bernardo Vega, Frantz Voltaire, Jocelyn Mccalla, George Celsion, and Lola Poisson.

Trujillo: El Poder del Jefe I. Directed by Rene Fortunato. Santo Domingo, 1993. Spanish. B/W; 75 minutes.

This is the first of a three-part documentary based on the political, economic, and social conditions that led to the rise of the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. It also summarizes the country’s history from 1916 to 1937.

Trujillo: El Poder del Jefe II. Directed by Rene Fortunato. Santo Domingo, 1994.
Spanish. Color; 95 minutes.

This is the second of the three-part series based on the political and social events taking place in the Dominican Republic from 1938 to 1952. Among the most important events discussed: the invasions of Cayo Confites and Luperón, the PSP, the group of Juventud Democrática (Democratic Youth), 1946 sugar strike, and the cooperation between Trujillo and the United States before the beginning of the Cold War.

Trujillo: El Poder del Jefe III. Directed by Rene Fortunato. Santo Domingo, 1996. Spanish. Color; 80 minutes.

This is the third of the three –part series. Details the most important events happening in the Dominican Republic from August 16, 1952 to November 18, 1961 (when Ramfis Trujillo and his family leave the country). It traces the main events of that period including the trip of Trujillo to Spain, La Feria de la Paz, the Galíndez case, the invasion of June 14, the assassination of the dictator and the faith of those who participated in the plot to kill Trujillo.

Up From the Margins: Diversitiy as Challenge to the Democratic Nation/Desde La Orilla: La Diversidad Como Reto de la Nacion Democratica. Coordinated by the CUNY Dominincan Studies Institute with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation and INTEC. English and Spanish. June 22-23, 2001 (The City College of New York) and June 29-30 (Hotel Santo Domingo, Santo domingo).

This is a two-part multidisciplinary, international symposium on the role of homogeneity in standard definitions of Dominicanness and the place of diversity in the social agendas proclaimed by the global society.

Interview with Silvio Torres-Saillant (CUNY Dominican Studies Institute), Tomás Ybarra Frausto (Rockefeller Foundation) and Rafael Toribio (INTEC). Tema de la identidad. Programa Uno mas Uno. Santo Domingo. June 28, 2001. Spanish. Color; 37 minutes.

An interview with the sponsors and coordinators of “Up from the Margins: Diversity as Challenge to the Democratic Nation,” one of the panels of a multidisciplinary, international symposium on the role of homogeneity in standard definitions of Dominicanness and the place of diversity in the social agendas proclaimed by the global society.

 

Panels in New York
Friday, June 22

I. Migration, Ethnicity and Changing Identities. New York. English and Spanish.  Two Audio Tapes; 180 minutes.

The experiences of cocolos, Arabs, and Japanese in the Dominican Republic, among other topics, are discussed. Features Norberto James Rawlings (Boston Latin School), Lisa Boerson (University of Amsterdam), Orlando Inoa (UASD), Gina Gallardo (Secretaría de Estado de la Mujer), Mu-Kien Adriana Sang (PUCMM).

II. Words, Images, and Sounds of Differences. Santo Domingo. Spanish. Audio Tape; 90 minutes.

Silvestrina Rodríguez from the University of the Sacred Heart shows pictures of the life of Dominican women in the Dominican Republic. Boni Raposo and La 21 División performs Afro-Dominican music. Moderated by Silvio Torres-Saillant (CUNY Dominican Studies Institute).

III. The University, Policy Making and Diversity. New York. Spanish. Audio Tape; 90 minutes.

The issue of diversity is analyzed by elected officials and academic scholars. Featuring Ramona Hernández (University of Massachusetts-Boston), Jay Hershenson (City Universitiy of New York), Adriano Espaillat (New York State Assembly), Rafael Toribio (INTEC) and Frank Moya Pons (Dominican Minister of the Environment).

 

Saturday, June 23

I. Sex, Gender, and Politics. New York. Spanish. Audio Tape; 90 minutes.

Issues of gender, sexuality, and the role of the Catholic church in the Dominican Republic. Featuring Ramonina Brea (PUCMM), Isis Duarte (Participación Ciudadana), Denise Paiewonski (INTEC), Sara Perez (journalist), and Dulce Reyes (New York Immigration).

II. Culture, Ideology, and Everyday Life. New York. English and Spanish. Audio Tape; 116 minutes.

The role culture plays in our daily life. Featuring Gerald Murray (University of Florida), Diógenes Céspedes (El Siglo newspaper), José Ernesto Oviedo (Partido de los Trabajadores Dominicanos), and Dagoberto Tejeda Ortiz (Instituto Dominicano de Folklor).

III. Diverse Society, Homogenous Nation. New York. English. Audio Tape; 90 minutes.

Featuring Roberto Cassá (Autonomous University of Santo Domingo - UASD), Jorge Duany (University of Puerto Rico), and Yolanda Martínez San Miguel (Rutgers University).

 

Panels in Santo Domingo
Friday, June 29

I. Afirmación de la Diferencia y Reclamo Ciudadano. Santo Domingo. Spanish. Color; 116 minutes.
Rethinking the diasporas. A discussion of the different ethnic groups in the United States. Featuring Felix Matos Rodríguez (Center for Puerto Rican Studies, CUNY), Michel Laguerre (University of California), Gilberto Cárdenas, and Allert Brown-Allert (Inter-University Program for Latino Research, University of Notre Dame), and James De Jongh (Institute for the Research of African Diaspora in the Caribbean).

II. Palabras, Ritmos y Diferencias.  Santo Domingo. English and Spanish. Color; 120 minutes.
Issues of race and identity represented in literature, theater, and the academia. Featuring Ramona Hernandez (University of Massachusetts-Boston), Blas Jimenez (UNESCO), and Josefina Baez (Latinarte/Ay Ombe).

III. Educación, Política Pública y Diversidad. Santo Domingo. Spanish. Color; 120 minutes.
Issues of education, public policy and diversity. Featuring Virtudes Uribe (La Trinitaria Bookstore/Publisher), Frank Moya Pons (Minister of Environment), Tomás Ybarra Frausto (Rockefeller Foundation), and Milagros Ortiz Bosch (DR Vice President and Secretary of Education).

 

Saturday, June 30

I. Migración y los Ejes Cambiantes de la Indentidad. Santo Domingo. English and Spanish. Color; 99 minutes.
Issues of identity, race, migration, and education. Featuring Ginetta Candelario (Smith College), Nancy López (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque), Anthony Stevens-Acevedo (Gregorio Luperón Preparatory School), Bernarda I. Jiménez (Dominican women’s group in Spain - VOMADE), and Manuel Cordero (Asociación Domínico-Boricua, University Sagrado Corazón).

II. El Discurso de la Homogeneidad y la Desigualdad Social. Santo Domingo. Spanish. Color; 95 minutes.
Issues of human rights of prisoners, Dominicans of Haitian descent, as well as gays and lesbians. Featuring Franklin Franco Pichardo (UASD), Domingo Moreno (UNIBE), Luis Barrios (John Jay College), Marcos Villamán (INTEC), and Yuderkis Espinosa (Gaylesdom).

III. Género, Raza y Construcción Política de La Nación. Santo Domingo. Spanish. Color; 120 minutes.
Issues of race, gender, human rights, and identity. Featuring Daisy Cocco de Filippis (York College), Solange Pierre (Movement of Haitian-Dominican Women -MUDHA), Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco (John Jay College), Elka Scheker Mendoza (FLACSO), and Belkis Necos (Dominican Studies Institute).

IV. Palabras de Clausura. Santo Domingo. English and Spanish. Color; 45 minutes.
The closing of “Up from the Margins: Diversity as Challenge to the Democratic Nation,” the multidisciplinary, international symposium on the role of homogeneity in standard definitions of Dominicanness and the place of diversity in the social agendas proclaimed by the global society.

 

Washington Heights. Directed by Alfredo de Villa. Produced by Luis Dantas, Tom Donahue, Manny Pérez and Alfredo de Villa. New York, 2003. English and Spanish subtitles. Color, 85 minutes. DVD

This film tells the story of two sons of a Dominican immigrant family who live in Washington Heights, New York. This is a story about their dreams and hopes as they try to deal with the obstacles they face.

Women of Hope: Latinas Abriendo Camino. Bread and Roses Cultural Project. New York, 1996. English. Color; 29 minutes.

The experience of twelve ground-breaking Latina women: 1. Adriana Ocampo (Colombian-Argentinian, Planetary, Geologist), 2. Antonia Hernández (Chicana Civil Rights Lawyer), 3. Ana Sol Gutierres (Salvadorian Engineer), 4. Miriam Colón (Puertorican, Actress and Director), 5. Dolores Huerta (Chicana Labor Organizer), 6. Julia Alvarez (Dominican Novelist and Poet), 7. Helen Rodriguez-Trias (Puerto Rican Physician), 8. Sandra Cisneros (Chicana Novelist), 9. Amalia Mesa-Bains (Chicana Artist, Critic and Activist), 10. Antonia Pantoja (Puerto Rican Educator and Founder of ASPIRA), 11. Tania León (Cuban Composer and Conductor), 12. Nydia Velázquez (Puerto Rican U.S. Congresswoman).

Women to Women. CUNY TV-75. New York, 2005. English. Color, 30 minutes.

Hosted by Dr. Frances Degen Horowitz, President of the City University Graduate Center. An interview with Dr. Ramona Hernández, Director of the CUNY-Dominican Studies Institute of the City College of New York.

Words from the Sea: Caribbean Diaspora Voices in U.S. Literature. Conference organized by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, 1997. English. Color; Three Videos 1 hour 5 minutes each.

These videos cover a day-long literary event on the work of three major writers from the English, French, and Spanish Caribbean: Barbadian Kamau Brathwaite, Haitian Edwidge Danticat, and Dominican-American Junot Diaz. Also featuring Elaine Savory Jones, Marie- José N'Zengou-Tayo, and Alfredo Villanueva Collado.

COMPACT DISC COLLECTION

Boni Raposo y la 21 División.
Iluminando el Tesoro Escondido. Produced by Boni Raposo. 2001. Spanish and Haitian Creole. 34 minutes.

African-influenced percussion and call-and response music from the Dominican Republic and Haiti, mixed with urban sounds and played on both traditional and modern instruments. Participants: Boni Raposo with La 21 División (Pedro Sosa, Ernesto Rodríguez, María Terrero, Santiago Villanueva, José González) with acc. vocalists./ Recorded at Latino Mastering Studio by Willian Alemán.

Diccionario Enciclopédico Dominicano.
Enciclocómputos, 1998. Spanish.

Encyclopedic dictionary of the Dominican Republic.

Fundación Cultural Bayahonda.
Música Raíz. Root music. Vol. 1. Helvetas (Asociación Suiza para la Cooperación Internacional), 1997. Spanish. 51:21 minutes.

Los olivos -- Salve a San Antonio y oh libué (Enerolisa Núñez ; Grupo de Salves de Mata Los Indios) -- Corazón de fuego (David Almengod y Maracandé) -- Espíritu santo y vicente -- Kikondé (Grupo de Congos de Mata Los Indios) -- Leyenda congo (Ziomara Fortuna y Kaliumbé) -- Ay paloma ; La reverenda (Grupo Hermandad Cultural de Villa Mella) -- Oshá y adoré ; Maguá (Grupo de Gagá del Batey La Ceya) -- El caminante (Duluc y Dominican) -- Ae mamá si e' ; Y candelo (Mercedes Cuevas ; Grupo Los Paleros de Nigua) -- Rafaela y tu eres bonita (Güibo y Los Paleros de Nigua) -- Caribe adentro (Roldan).

Grupo León Jimenes - Canciones Dominicanas en Concierto. Santo Domingo.
Vol. 1 - Boleros Dominicanos (1995): 

Romance bajo la luna.Ternezas - Moisés Zouain (3:33); Sígueme - Manuel Troncoso (3:26); Concierto de amor - Nicolás Yabra. Mi gloria - Luis Kalaf (4.12); Casita de campo - Enriquillo Sánchez. Mis ternuras - Diógenes Silva (4.42); Arenas del desierto - Rafael Colón y Héctor Cabral Ortega . Aunque me cueste la vida - Luis Kalaf (4:01); Invernal - Ramón A. Rivas. Mi quisqueya - Mercedes Sagredo (3:07); Y - Mario de Jesús . Todo me gusta de tí - Cuto Estévez [4:29); Mi adoración - Manuel Sánchez Acosta (3:55); Gitarra bohemia. Dilema - Juan Lockward (2:57); En la oscuridad - Rafael Solano (2:53); Por amor - Rafael Solano (2:46); Evocación. Dueña de mi - Papa Molina (5:05); Tú no podrás olvidar - Luis Alberti (3:21); Desde que te fuiste - Bullumba Landestoy  (2:56); Tú me haces falta - Armando Cabrera (3:12); Amorosa - Salvador Sturla. Enamorado - Babín Echavarría (4:59)

Vol. 2 - Canciones Dominicanas (1996):

Luna sobre el Jaragua - Luis Alberti (3:47); No me interesa - Rafael Colón (4:03); Con el alma - Pedro Reynoso (4:33); Tus cabellos - Horacio Gómez (3:31); Tu nombre - Héctor J. Díaz (4:40); Caminito de tu casa - Emilio A. Morel y Julio A. Hernández (4:43); Al nacer cada enero - Cheo Zorrilla (4:00); Bendito amor -- Peregrina sin amor - Bienvenido Brens (4:19); Quiéreme - Radhamés Reyes Alfau (3:13); Mi calle triste - Leonel Sánchez (3:34); Paraíso soñado - Manuel Sánchez Acosta (3:46); En dónde estás - Luis Senior (4:19); Siempre tú - Manuel Troncoso (3:31); Mi amor por tí - Rafael Solano (3:36); Ven - Manuel Sánchez Acosta (3:36); Soñar - Emilio A. Morel y Julio A. Hernández (3:51); Dónde podré gritarte que te quiero - Leonor Porcella de Brea (3:06)

Vol. 3 - Tributo a Luis Alberti (1997):

El desguañangue -- Orquesta San José (4:06); Mis amores (Loreta) - Joseito Mateo (2:46); Entre pinares -- Adalgisa Pantaleón y Rafael Colón (2:52); El Jincao -- Francis Santana (2:57); Caliente - Eddie Herrera (3:57); Los saxofones - Vinicio Franco (2:28); Veneno - Lope Balaguer (3:04); A bailar - el pambiche lento -- Ileana Reynoso (3:56); Las muchachas de Gurabo (2:35); Sancocho prieto - Johnny Ventura (3:59); Súplica inútil - Marcelino Plácido (5:21); Dolorita - Joseito Mateo (2:39); Leña - Vinicio Franco (3:14); Adiós negrita (Virgencita del consuelo) - Pipi Franco (2:48); Tú no podrás olvidar - Rafael Colón (3:18); Contigo (3:23); Fiesta - Rubby Pérez (4:00); Luna sobre el Jaragua - Nini Caffaro y Rafael Colón (3:04);
Compadre Pedro Juan - Fernandito Villalona (4:20)

Vol. 4 - Por Amor, 30 Aniversario: la música de Rafael Solano (1998):

Quiero verte - Niní Caffaro, Luchy Vicioso, Fernando Casado; Esta bien - Niní Caffaro, Luchy Vicioso, Fernando Casado; Diez de abril, aniversario - Niní Caffaro, Luchy Vicioso, Fernando Casado; Al dejar mi tierra - Niní Caffaro, Luchy Vicioso, Fernando Casado; Entonces me cansaré de ti - Niní Caffaro, Luchy Vicioso, Fernando Casado; El juicio final - Niní Caffaro, Luchy Vicioso, Fernando Casado; En ruinas - Niní Caffaro, Luchy Vicioso, Fernando Casado; En la oscuridad - Lope Balaguer; Corazón abandonado - Lope Balaguer; Aquel romance - Lope Balaguer; Perdidamente // confesión de amor - Rafael Solano; Dominicanita - Rafael Solano; Confundidos - Francis Santana; Hay noches - Francis Santana; Magia - Francis Santana; Cuando no estas - Rafael Solano; Déjame ser - Niní Caffaro, Luchy Vicioso, Rafael Solano; Llámame - Expedy Pou; Por qué no separarnos - Luchy Vicioso; Mi amor por ti - Luchy Vicioso; Para jamás volver - Niní Caffaro; El sonido de tu voz - Expedy Pou; Por caridad - Niní Caffaro y Rafael Solano ; Una primavera para el mundo - Fernando Casado; Por amor - Niní Caffaro

Vol. 5 - Paraíso Soñado: Homenaje a Manuel Sánchez Acosta (1999):

Papá Bocó (5:19); Maribel (4:10); Te fuiste (3:31); Ella es (3:39); El zumbador y la tambora (4:01); Mi adoración (3:38); Ven (3:40); Por más que quiera el (2:45); Muñeco de trapo (3:24); El ají caribe (3:48); A primera vista (3:14); Paraíso soñado (6:02)

Vol. 6 - Sígueme: en Honor a la Música de Manuel Troncoso (2000):

Darte // Canta mundo (2:44); Pequeñeces // Súplica (4:20); Tu nombre (3:58); Lo imposible // Cuerdo o Loco (3:52); Maniquí // El Viejo (4:34); Aparición (3:17); Honor a la verdad (4:03); Ternura // Siempre tú (3:46); Tiene que ser (3:40); El antifaz (4:00); Tres veces te amo (3:51); Sígueme ( 3:32)

Vol. 7 - Juan Lockward: la Guitarra Bohemia Inmortal (2001):

Por qué no ha de ser (4:17); Marinera (2:59); Ayúdame a olvidar (2:37); Dilema (4:52); Recuerdale siempre (3:46); Cuando yo te olvide // Fruta en sazón; (3:40); Golondrina viajera // Sin que nadie se entere (4:09); Flor de té (4:16); Espuma // La india soberbia (3:42); Quiéreme cual yo a tí (2:57); Guitarra bohemia (3:59); Puerto Plata // Poza del Castillo (5:32); Imprecisa (2:24); Santiago (4:17)

Vol. 8 - Peregrino del Amor: Bienvenido Brens (2002):

No, no vuelvo (2:27); Peregrina sin amor (4:06); Indudablemente (3:03); Al retorno (4:03); Tu no recuerdas (3:51); Salve de las auroras (3:48); Diferente amor (2:47); Ninfa del alma (3:17); No me abandones (3:44); Mar de insomnio (3:38); Bendito amor (3:15); A ritmo de salve (5:19)

100 temas/100 voces/100 años (2004):

DISCO NO. 1 - MERENGUE BONITO: Dolores (Manuel Jiménez); Amapola (Juan Luis Guerra); Ojalá que llueva café (Juan Luis Guerra); DESAMOR: Y...(Mario de Jesús); Pesar (Bullumba Landestoy); No me abandones (Bienvenido Brens); Mi calle triste (Leonel Sánchez); BACHATA A LO DIAS: Yo quiero andar (Luis Días); Andresito Reyna (Luis Días); TRONCOSON I: Aurora (Bienvenido Troncoso); Si yo te diera (Bienvenido Troncoso); PROTESTA:
La miseria (Félix López); El Jarro pichao (Folklore); SAXOVOCES: El desguañangue (Luis Alberti); Los saxofones (Chachi Vásquez); La agarradera (Luis Pérez); PURO PIRO: Los mangos (Piero Valerio); Los andullos (Piero Valerio); La mulatona (Piero Valerio); BACHATA A LO GUERRA: La hormiguita (Juan Luis Guerra); Burbujas de amor (Juan Luis Guerra); Bachata rosa (Juan Luis Guerra); EN UN BESO LA VIDA: Como me besaba tú (José Dolores Cerón); Cuando volveré a besarte (Papa Molina); Cuando te beso (Juan Luis Guerra); SALSA ARDIENTE:
No me conoces (Fernando Arias); Derroche (Manuel Jiménez); Devórame otra vez (Palmer Hernández); CON TAMBORA: Fandango, Guira y tambora (Rafael Solano); El zumbador y la tambora (Manuel Sánchez Acosta); ¡AY! ¡AY! ¡AY!: Ay caramba (Ñico Lora); Por un maní (Negrito Chapuseaux); La bilirrubina (Juan Luis Guerra); PARA ENTREGARME: Para quererte (José Antonio Rodríguez // Manuel Tejeda); Para darte mi vida (Victor Victor); ROMANTICO: Paraiso soñado (Manuel Sánchez Acosta); Azul (Salvador Sturla); Amorosa (Salvador Sturla); Concierto del amor (Nicolás Yabra); DOLOR DE AUSENCIA: Desde que te fuiste (Ballumba Landestoy); Tú me haces falta (Armando Cabrera); Evocación (Papa Molina); Al retorno (Bienvenido Brens); Concierto en gris (Nelson Lugo); La ventanita (Mickey Taveras); FUSION: PATO NARCOTICO: Amor narcótico (Jandy Feliz) Pato robao (Fernando Echavarría); UN PALO DE GALLERA: El papujito (Dionisio Mejía 'Guandulito'); Giro y canelo (Ñico Lora); La gallera (Juan Luis Guerra); DISCO NO. 2 - ROMANCE CAMPESINO: Una mariposa se posó (Folklore); Amor de conuco (Juan Luis Guerra); Marola (Luis Días); TODA TU: Todo me gusta de tí (Cuto Estevez); Tus cabellos (Horacio Gómez); Yo te quiero así (Nelson Lugo); Mi amor por tí (Rafael Solano) PLENILUNIO: Romance bajo la luna (Moises Zouain); Luna sobre el Jaragua (Luis Alberti); Ternezas (Moises Zouain); Luna (José Manuel Calderón); BACHATA ORIGINAL: Dos rosas (Bernardo Ortíz); Pena (Luis Segura) TRONCOSON II: La triste realidad (Bienvenido Troncoso); Yo no creí (Bienvenido Troncoso); SE VA...: Váyase en paz (Dionisio Mejía 'Guandulito'); La batuta (Julio A. Hernández // Emilio Morel); PERDIDAMENTE ENAMORADO: ¿En dónde estás? (Luis Senior); Yo me siento enamorado (Babín Echavarría); Enamorado (Héctor Acosta); GUITARRAS, AMANECERES Y CONFIDENCIAS: Guitarra bohemia (Juan Lockward); Serenata (Ballumba Landestoy); En mi más amor no cabe (Cheo Zorrilla); ROMANCE AL ATARDECER: En la oscuridad (Rafael Solano); Sígueme (Manuel Troncoso); Tres veces te amo (Manuel Troncoso); ESPERA: Arenas del desierto (Rafael Colón // Héctor Cabral); Aunque me cueste la vida (Luis Kalaff); Peregrina de amor (Bienvenido Brens); MUCHACHITA: Tiririri (Felix López); La empalizá (Luis Kalaff); ATABALES: Guayacanal (Luis Kalaff); Amor profundo (Julio Alberto Hernández); Cibaeña (Luis Días); PURO MANUEL: Cuando llueve (Manuel Troncoso); Darte (Manuel Troncoso); FESTIVAL: Por amor (Rafael Solano); Dónde podré gritarte que te quiero (Leonor Porcella); MI TIERRA: Mi Quisqueya (Mercedes Sagrado); Santiago (Juan Lockward); CONTRA EL OLVIDO: Cuando yo te olvide (Juan Lockward); Tú no podrás olvidar (Luis Alberti); Ayúdame a olvidar (Juan Lockward); Ayúdame Dios mio (Mario de Jesús); BAILE, MERENGUE ES MUCHO MEJOR: Compadre Pedro Juan (Luis Alberti); Fiesta (Luis Alberti); El negrito del Batey (M. Guzmán // Héctor J. Díaz); Ella (Luis Rivera); Juangomero (Folklore); El Merengón (Joseíto Mateo)

Luis Dias & Las Maravillas.
Radio Macana. Diasong, 2003. 44:12 minutes.

Borracho -- Palo de San Juan -- La celda -- Juana Prille -- Palacio de justicia -- Mana -- Native reservation -- Jobinita -- Ogun Balenyo./Popular songs, sung in Spanish./ Compact disc./ Participants: Luis Días, lead vocals, lead guitar, electric and acoustic guitars ; Maravillas (Jorge Suberví, bass guitar ; Robert Julián, electric guitar, backup vocals ; Reynaldo García Pantaleón, palo alcahuete, vocals ; Lliam Greguez, acoustic guitars, vocals ; Luis Jesus Ruíz, drums ; Richie Rojas, keyboards.

Secretaría de Estado de Turismo.
Un Siglo de Música Dominicana. Vol. 1-3. Produced by Jorge Taveras and José Antonio Rodríguez. Santo Domingo, Secretaria de Estado de Turismo, 1999.

Vol. 1 - Compadre Pedro Juan -- Merengue (Milly Quezada y Joseito Mateo); El pambiche lento -- Pambiche (Héctor Acosta); Amor profundo -- Sarambo (Expedy Pou y José Lacay); Salve de las Auroras -- Salve (Elenita Santos); Mandé -- Palos Campesinos (Rhina Ramírez); Dolorita -- Merengue (Rubby Pérez); Juanita Morel -- Pambiche (El Cieguito de Nagua); Juan Gomero -- Pambiche (Johnny Ventura); Rubén -- Merengue (Instrumental); Ritmo de salve -- Salve (Milagros Hernández); Pajarito cantador -- Mangulina (Ileana Reynoso); La empalizá -- Merengue (Sergio Vargas); Cara sucia -- Carabiné (Francis Santana); Heroína -- Pambiche (Eddy Herrera); Guayacanal -- Mangulina (Miriam Cruz); La maricutana -- Merengue (Vinicio Franco).

Vol. 2 - La casita quisqueyana -- Media Tuna (Frank Ceara); Como me besabas tú -- Criolla (Luchy Vicioso y José Lacay); La dolorita -- Criolla (Omar Franco); La canción del gallero -- Guarapo (Rhina Ramírez); Ninfa del alma -- Media Tuna (Niní Cáffaro); La gaviota -- Criolla (Jackelin Estévez y Adalgisa Pantaleón); Lucía -- Criolla (José Emilio Joa); Dulce recuerdo -- Canción Lírica (Luchy Vicioso); El espejo -- Canción Lírica (Ivonne Haza y Fernando Casado); Buenos días, felicidad -- Media Tuna (Aníbal de Peña y Taty Salas); Mañanitas de San Juan -- Guarapo (Fernando Casado); Cuando yo te olvide -- Canción Bolero (Luchy Vicioso); Feliz eres labriego -- Criolla (Fausto Cepeda y Marianela Sánchez; Serenata en La -- Canción Lírica (Luchy Vicioso y Fernando Casado)

Vol. 3 - Amorosa -- Bolero (Adalgisa Pantaleón); Paraíso soñado -- Bolero (Milagros Hernández); Egoísmo -- Bolero (Lope Balaguer); Concierto de amor -- Bolero (Niní Cáffaro); Nunca te lo he dicho -- Bolero (Frank Valdez); Mi Quisqueya -- Bolero (Alih Jey); Tú me haces falta -- Bolero (Frank Ceara); Y -- Bolero (Luchy Vicioso); Déjame quererte -- Bolero (Audrey Campos); Oh, tú que te fuiste -- Bolero (José Emilio Joa); Hiéreme otra vez -- Bolero (Edilí); Carita de ángel -- Bolero (Francis Santana); No te vayas -- Bolero (Eddy Herrera); Tus lindos ojos -- Bolero (Máximo Martínez); Casita de campo -- Bolero (Martha Echenique); Por culpa tuya -- Bolero (Ileana Reynoso); Honor a la verdad -- Bolero (Cecilia García); Unión eterna -- Bolero (Jackeline Estévez); Arenas del desierto -- Bolero (Lope Balaguer); Espera quisqueyana -- Bolero (Sonia Silvestre)