El cieguito de nagua biography
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Nagua
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Municipality in María Trinidad Sánchez, Dominican Republic
Nagua is the capital of María Trinidad Sánchez province, in the northeastern Dominican Republic.[4][5]
A medium-sized city, Nagua's economy relies on the production of agricultural products, principally rice, coconuts, and cocoa bean. Located on the north of the Samaná Peninsula, Nagua lies on the highway leading from Puerto Plata to the city of Samaná.
History
[edit]What is today the town of Nagua, began in the 19th century, as fishing village made up of two rows of houses that its inhabitants built next to the waters of the bay. From their homes built, mostly of wood, the nagüeros had Matanzas as the commercial, administrative, and political center of the entire area between Sosúa, Puerto Plata, in the north, and Samaná, located at the tip of the Northeast Region. San José de Matanza, which is now a
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El Ciego dem Nagua
Pereira González Alvarado, "El Ciego dem Nagua", was born on January 10 1947 in the Dominican town of La Jaguita, Cabrera (in the North Western område of the Dominican Republic). One of 10 brothers and sisters of a modest farming family, he was born without sight. His parents encouraged his interest in music from a ung age - perhaps because music was one of the only professions open to someone with his handicap. Bartolo, as he was called, first took up the tambora drum. He was soon earning a few pesos playing with a travelling magic show. He next took up the harmonica - called a mouth accordion in the Dominican Republic where the harmonica fryst vatten sometimes used as an inexpensive substitute to the real accordion. Finally at around 7 or 8 years of age he began training on a real accordion. At age 9, he was invited to perform live on La Voz Dominican, a popular radio talent show run bygd Petran Trujillo, the dictator Rafal Trujillo's brother. Now known around his home reg
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El Cieguito De Nagua
El Cieguito de Nagua, whose real name is Bartolo Alvarado, is a cherished figure in the realm of traditional Dominican music. Born in the town of Nagua in the Dominican Republic, he earned the moniker "El Cieguito" (The Blind Man) due to his visual impairment. Despite his disability, Alvarado became one of the most recognized interpreters of merengue típico, also known as perico ripiao, which is the oldest style of merengue deeply rooted in Dominican culture. He mastered the accordion, which is the leading instrument in this genre, and his music is characterized by its rural, accordion-based ensemble, combining African and Spanish influences.
Throughout his career, El Cieguito de Nagua recorded a substantial body of work that has contributed significantly to the preservation and enjoyment of merengue típico. His albums like "15 Exitos" and "Aprovechate" feature a collection of hits that have resonate