Saludos a mis amigos de la Republica Domincana
Although I am not from the Dominican Republic I do play the guira and a little tambora (mostly merengue derecho and majao, still learning pambiche lol).
Living in NY and FL over the years, I've heard a lot about Puerto Rican vs. Dominican merengue, and that apparently there is a difference in how they play the guira. So does any1 here know what that difference is? I love bands like Unción Tropical and Giovanni Rios, but I don't hear much difference in how their guireros play.
Also can u tell me what is the accordion's role in the traditional style? (i.e. do u play the melody with it or play chords that accompany the vocals?) I ask because I got a keyboard with an amazing accordion sound and I've been wanting 2 experiment with the true Dominican merengue sound. I can play both modern and traditional style on the piano but since I've never played an accordion I have no clue lol.
Thanks