Founded in 1992 at The City College of New York, the Dominican Studies Institute of the City University of New York is the first and only university-based research institute in the United States devoted to the study of people of Dominican descent.
Compact Disc Collection
Sí Gagá/Roldán
Sí Gagá/Roldán. Produced by Roldán Mármol. Santo Domingo, 2008. Spanish 59:09 minutes.
This 12-track CD is the first professionally recorded collection of Haitian gagá music originally from the Dominican Republic. This musical production by Roldán Mármol fuses gagá with modern pop rhythms including jazz, electronics, rock as well as local afro-Dominican rhythms such as merengue, palo and bachata music. Featuring gagá groups from San Pedro de Macorís, San Luis, La Romana and Barahona and individual artists such as Xiomara Fortuna, Luis Días, Cristina Almonte, Rafelito Mirabal, July Almonte, Magic Mejía, Felix García and Sandy Gabriel.
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