Juan Luis Guerra

Dominican Republic

Born: 07 June 1957

Years Active: 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Latin, International

Styles: Latin Pop, Latin America, Latin America, Tropical, Tropical, Merengue, Bachata, Salsa, Latin Pop.

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In his native Dominican Republic, merengue superstar Juan Luis Guerra is considered a poet and musician of the people. He and his band 440 are much loved throughout the Latino world and he has become one of the new wave of artists responsible for revitalizing the tropical music that had been languishing during the late '80s from overplay and lack of innovation. Guerra is the son of a professional baseball player and grew up next to the National Music Gallery. As a teen, he was influenced by the Beatles and by the music of the U.S. hippies. Init...

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