The ritmo (rhythm) of the island has washed ashore, but this isn’t the typical tropical groove. These dancefloor smashes struck a chord thanks to their use of Dembow, an ultrafast dance genre from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s the classic underdog story. At that time, dembow faced relentless criticism and resistance due to what one Dominican Republic ...

El Alfa never stops. Throughout his 15-year career, the Dominican pioneer has worked relentlessly to bring dembow to the world — and it’s worked. The genre has gone massively global with him at the ...

Dembow is taking over the world — and Chosen Few is meeting the moment with their 10th compilation album Chosen Few Dembow. The new project will feature music from more than 30 artists, tapping into ...

Chimbala, El Alfa and Tokischa discuss how the once-banned Dominican genre is finally gaining global recognition. By Neena Rouhani R&B/Hip-Hop Reporter Chimbala stands center stage at New York City’s ...

Peso Pluma has managed to take over the Billboard charts with his signature corrido sound. Very few times has he done it stepping out of his realm like in Yng Lvcas’ reggaeton hit “La Bebe (Remix).” ...

Tokischa is dembow's renaissance woman. In a short amount of time, her message of liberation has left a mark on the music industry. While she has always been an artist, Tokischa fell in love with ...

When our star of the year for 2018, Cardi B, and Dominican singer-musician El Alfa, a foremost “dembow” artist, teased a collaboration, fans were eager to hear the finished product. When their song ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ritmo (rhythm) of the island has washed ashore, but this isn’t the typical tropical groove. These dancefloor smashes struck a ...

Billboard explores the evolution of dembow by way of some of its most iconic musical moments from artists like Pablo Piddy, El Alfa, Chimbala and Tokischa. By Neena Rouhani R&B/Hip-Hop Reporter It’s ...