This blog is a tribute to all dominican rock musicians for all their hard work and professionalism and their delivery of great Rock-n-Roll music rock to all fans.
God bless Dominican Rock and these musicians!
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Juan Pablo Duarte was born in Santo Domingo in the barrio Santa Barbara on the street Isabel la Catolica (his modest home is now a museum - more information on the Duarte museum) January 26, 1813. He is the son of Juan José Duarte, a Spanish retailer born in Spain, and Manuela Diez y Jiménez, a native of the El Ceibo region of Dominican Republic.
His family left Dominican Republic in 1801 when the Haitian troops, Toussaint L'Ouverture, took possession of the city. They fled to Puerto Rico, residing there until the Spanish regained control of part the country in the War of Reconquista in
1809.
Duarte excelled in his school work and was taught by one of the best professors of the University of Santo Domingo,: Doctor Juan Vicente Troncoso. Here he studied philosophy and Roman Rights. He was an excellent student and loved to study so much so that his family decided for him to excel they needed to take him to New York. It is not known how long he spent in New York but it is thought to be some time because of his mastery of languages. Then he was on to London and Paris and finally to Barcelona Spain where he had relatives. During his time abroad not much is known of his history.
In 1831 or 32 he returned to Santo Domingo and he worked in his fathers business. Juan Pablo, having such an outgoing personality, had a great social life and was soon became a well known personality and attended all the important functions of the time. He was also very patriotic and he strongly disliked the presence of Haitians in the country. Duarte was very patriotic and began organizing the historical movement as not to accept Haitian domination. His philosophy is between "Dominican and the Haitians a fusion is not possible". This impossibility did not come from racial differences but the cultural ways that the Dominican society was based on at that time, He based his ideas on the political doctrines of the time that he learned in Spain, romanticism, liberalism, the nationalism and the idealist socialism.
Duarte helped to organize a secret society, "La Trinitaria" on July 16, 1838, among whose first members were Juan Pablo Duarte, Juan Isidro Perez, Pedro Alexander Pina, Maria Ruiz, Jose Maria Serra, Benito González, Felipe Alfau and Juan Nepomuceno Ravelo, for which he took the responsibility to direct. This was the reformist movement in the city of Santo Domingo. The fighters for independence whose motto was "God, Mother Country and Freedom" ("Dios, Patria y Libertad").
When the revolution against Jean-Pierre Boyer, the Haitian president, who controlled the Eastern part of the island, began in 1843 and failed. Duarte and his companions were jailed and then had to go into hiding and finally were forced to leave the country. During these times it is thought that this is when the constitution of the Dominican Republic was penned by Duarte. The Manifiesto de Independencia was later refined by other members of the Trinitarios including Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, Ramón Matías Mella, Tomás Bobadilla
Again the following year on 27 February 1844, another attempt was made to take over the country from Haitian rule. This time it was successful. The country declared its independence again and took the name República Dominicana (Dominican Republic). A constitution modeled on that of the United States was put forth in November 1844. Dominicans celebrate February 27 as their independence day. Word was sent to Duarte, who was then staying in Venezuela to return to Santo Domingo to take part in the beginning of the government of the new republic.
On June 12, 1844 he was nominated by the Liberal party in Cibao to become president. His opponent, military director General Pedro Santana (who served for three terms between 1844 and 1861), was appointed to the same office in Santo Domingo City by the Reactionary party. Duarte lost and was banished, remaining in exile for many years. He only returned to the island once and this was during the War of Restoration (1864) against Spain. He took part in the struggle that ended in 1865, in the reestablishment of the republic. Duarte was sent on a mission abroad, and died in Caracas Venezuela, July 15, 1876 at the age of 63.
In 1883 the board of aldermen of Santo Domingo caused a life-size portrait of Duarte to be placed in the municipal hall, and in 1884 his remains were returned to Santo Domingo amidst great public ceremonies. He is now at rest in the Tomb of the Heros / Altar de la Patria in Independencia Park
(picture of Duartes' tomb)
At the rise of the new millennium, ex members of long disappeared Latin hard rock band “Phantom” decided to redirect their musical style and integrate new elements to their music. This change has generated a whole new concept: NUX... .. The band mastered their own musical style: hard rock mixed with industrial and electronic sound. This style of music was new and revolutionary for Dominican Republic... .. Anyway, these Latin Rockers decided to attempt their luck, leaving old protest songs behind, and created a new scene for sensuality and metaphor... .. From this major change came their first hit single “Súcubos” which has generated a steady buzz in the Dominican rock scene. Acceptance was such that they managed to air this song through local radio stations all over Santo Domingo... .. In 2004 they edit their first album, “Oxes” a compilation of well done arrangements, accurate vocals and interesting mixes. From this album four major hits topped the charts in rock radio stations in Santo Domingo: “S.A.D.O”, “Los Daños que Provocas”, “Máquina” and a remake of 1984.. Spanish band’s “La Unión” song “Lobo-Hombre en Paris”... .. 2005 was a year of many concerts, interviews and the release of their first video for the song “Los Daños que Provocas”... NUX decided to hit back the studio and start recording their second album. The result of 8 months of intense work was an album trying to explain the.. thin line that divides love from hate…“Equilibrio”... .. In November 2006 the band released “Equilibrio” with a concert in the Hard Rock Café Santo Domingo. As part of the show a new video was revealed for the song “Igual que Ayer”, and with great confidence the six members of the band harvested in one night the attention of a media thirsty for the unveiling of such well kept secret... .. After years of hard work, recognition finally pays of. In January 2007 NUX is the heaviest rock band ever to be nominated for “the most prestige award” in the Dominican Republic, the “Casandra Awards”... .... .. ..Spanish Bio.... .. La agrupación NUX se forma a mediados del año 2000 en Santo Domingo, Republica Dominica. La banda se caracterizó por mezclar el Hard Rock con música electrónica, revolucionando el esquema de producir música “Rock” en nuestro país, con letras llamativas enfocadas a la metáfora, la sensualidad y los sentimientos. .. .. En el 2003 lanzan el sencillo: “Lobo-Hombre en París” (Tributo al grupo español “La Unión”), el cual se convirtió de inmediato en un éxito radial, manteniéndose en la posición No. 1 por más de 7 semanas en varias emisoras. .. .. A este le siguieron otros éxitos tales como: “Maquina”, “Los Daños Que Provocas”, entre otros. .. .. En el 2004 ponen a circular en el mercado su primera producción discográfica titulada “OXES”, de la cual se extrajeron los sencillos que convirtió a NUX en la primera Banda Dominicana que se colocó 3 años consecutivos en la posición 1 de los listados anuales de Rock local de la emisora X-102, además de alcanzar las primeras posiciones en los listados de las demás emisoras del género rock a nivel nacional (Radio Listin 99.7 FM, La Nota Diferente 95.7 FM, entre otras). .. .. Sus presentaciones en vivo cargadas de mucha energía y un estilo musical intenso, le hicieron posicionarse como una de las bandas más importantes en nuestro país. .. .. Su imagen tomó un carácter importante, impactando al publico que asistía a los eventos, y con esto nace la iniciativa de llevar su música a lo visual, lo cual se concreta a principios del 2005 con la filmación de su primer video musical, del sencillo “Los Daños Que Provocas”. .. .. Después de 2 años de que la agrupación lanzara su primera producción “OXES” y agotara un sin numero de presentaciones en todo territorio nacional, NUX se preparaba para lanzar su segunda producción, para ello, une fuerzas con el sello disquero Just More Records. .. .. En el primer cuatrimestre el año 2006 NUX lanza “Cada Vez”, mostrando un sonido mas fresco y mas experimentado. En agosto NUX es homenajeado y entra al Salon de la Fama del Rock Dominicano en la apertura del Hard Rock Café Santo Domingo. .. .. En octubre de ese mismo año, NUX lanza “Igual que Ayer” el segundo sencillo de la su nueva producción y en el mes Noviembre, en el escenario de Hard Rock Café celebra el lanzamiento de su nuevo álbum titulado “EQUILIBRIO”, así como también su segundo video, esta vez del sencillo “Igual que Ayer”. .... En el 2007 la agrupación es nominada por ACROARTE en la categoría Pop / Rock de los premios Casandra. En la actualidad NUX promueve su video “Igual que Ayer”, así como sus nuevos sencillos “Un Último Beso” y “Juego Solitario”, expandiendo su música a mercados internacionales... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..NUX - “Igual que Ayer” music video.... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..NUX - "Los Daños Que Provocas” music video.... .. .. .. .. .. .. Members
.. Daniel Davila (Vocales).. Edwin Ovalles (Guitarra).. Luis Armando Ruiz (Guitarra).. Ariel Sánchez (Bajo).. Sergio Sánchez (Synth y programación).. Héctor Irizarry (Bateria).... Influences
.. Prong, Nine Inch Nails.. Juno Reactor, Megadeth.. Metallica, Megaherz.. Rammstein, KMFDM.. Orgy, Filter, Helmet.. Fear Factory, Depeche Mode.... ....BUY NUX´S MUSIC ON iTUNES!.... .. ....Get it on iTunes now!.... .. .... Get it on iTunes now!....
Dominican rock, (known as "Rock Dominicano" in Dominican Republic), is rock music created by Dominican groups and soloists. Originating in the 1980s with the start of Luis Dias band Transporte Urbano[1] , successful bands such as Tribu Del Sol, Toque Profundo and Tabu Tek began to emerge. Dominican rock is listened to by the youth of the Dominican Republic who have embraced the music, sometimes over merengue and bachata, two other very popular genres in the Dominican Republic, and most recently Puerto Rican reggaeton.
The styles of rock bands from the Dominican Republic differ greatly. Not only is there regular Spanish pop rock, there are also sub-genres such as alternative, punk, emo, and metal. Most songs are sung in Spanish, though some bands (like ALF, Mithril, NineCircus, and Mustache for instance) also sing in English.
DOMINICAN ROCK DOCUMENTRY PART 1
Although the rock scene stays local and rarely goes international, it is large within the Dominican Republic, especially in the nation's capital, Santo Domingo. Just few bands as 'JLS (Spain), Transporte Urbano (U.S.A & Cuba)Sister Madness (Canada), ALF (USA), Pericles (USA, Costa Rica), Dark Miracle (USA), Los Pérex (USA, Mexico, Puerto Rico) La Armada Roja (USA, Puerto Rico) and Santuario (Puerto Rico) have traveled to other countries to play. Many concerts are held in the indoor auditorium of the Domínico Americano, a local school. Bands of many different genres of Dominican rock play there. Some artists who have played there are "spam", González, Sociedad Tabú, Shido, TKR, Toque Profundo, Cronicas del Eco, and Nux. Within the punk scene, there are a few venues which are regularly used for concerts. One of the most popular venues is Donde L'Abuela, a house which is regularly volunteered for concerts, as well as a small bar called Stilo Club, where bands such as Los Pérex, La Reforma, La Armada Roja, Pericles, Shido and Mulligan have played.
The Premios Cassandra, an award ceremony, is held yearly. There have also been many successful music videos in production. The most popular and considered best video is "Suele Pasar" by La Siembra, directed by Tabare Blanchard, who also directed "Pa´ Que No Pienses" by Calor Urbano. Dominican rock videos are played on many local music channels, and are also played in some other South American countries.
