February 18, 2020
Sewing a Song, Composing a Flag Listening Post 240. According to legend, during the Dominican Republic’s War of Independence a certain solider abandoned his post in the midst of battle, and after victory his comrades mockingly sang ”Tomás fled with the flag” in a...
September 24, 2019
Dominican Rhapsody Listening Post 220. Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4.40 forever altered the Latin soundscape with bachata and merengue flavored by salsa, jazz and rock infusions and vivid lyrics bearing everything from magical realism and social commentary to sexual...
June 26, 2015
Love and Kisses Listening Post 2. Early in his career, Juan Luis Guerra was already a giant of Latin music, the national poet of the Dominican Republic and the man who put merengue and bachata on a world stage. Now, some 30 years on, he has a new album that matches...
