Angel Viloria - Merengues vol. 1 (1989)
Angel Viloria - Merengues vol. 1
Latin | mp3 320 Kbps | 149 MB
Ansonia Records 1989
Latin | mp3 320 Kbps | 149 MB
Ansonia Records 1989
Angel Viloria y su Conjunto Típico Cibaeño was a merengue band performing in the US Latin community in the 1950s. It was the first band to enjoy major success in popularizing merengue music outside the Dominican Republic. The band featured Angel Viloria on the accordion (the accordion player was the traditional leader), Ramón E. García on alto saxophone, Luis Quintero on tambora and Dioris Valladares on vocals. Between 1950 and 1952, it notched up a number of hits under the New York based Ansonia Records banner of Rafael Pérez.01. A lo oscuro
In its name, the band claimed to be authentic (tipico) El Cibao music - this is the region in north Dominican Republic, where merengue had its origins. The tipico merengue features a slightly faster tempo, and keeps the accordion sound, as opposed to the jazz-influenced music of Luis Alberti who had adapted merengue to a more urban ethos in the 1940s. The style of Angel Viloria's band however reflected more of the urban Alberti influence than the name admits; the accordion was of course, quite tipico.
By 1953, the band had split up, with Viloria, Quintero, and Valladares forming separate groups.
02. Mi cariño
03. Yo bailí con Josefina
04. Dora
05. Una mujer de color
06. La empalizá
07. Consígueme eso
08. Quita sueño
09. Rosaura
10. Merengue cerrao
11. Eroina
12. Te van a pegar
13. Compadre Pedro Juan
14. Ay! Mi vida
15. Las batatas
16. Los dos merengues
17. El can can
18. Yanico
19. Fortunata
20. Compay Juanico
21. El secreto de Sandy