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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If there’s one person who represents the global force that Dominican dembow has become, it’s El Alfa. The artist, whose real name is Enmanuel Herrera, has been on the scene for 14 years, becoming one ...

Dominican culture is rich, vibrant and altogether unique. From the food they consume to the way they dress to the way they speak, dominicanos are true to their roots—always. In Amazon Music's ...

Pitchfork contributing editor Isabelia Herrera’s new column covers the most captivating songs, trends, and scenes coming out of Latin America and its diaspora. Raymi Paulus is sitting in his apartment ...

The sold-out show by the Dominican artist was a watershed moment for the dembow movement. By Isabelia Herrera “Who said the Dominican Republic couldn’t go global?” El Alfa announced in Spanish from ...

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 ...

“This is the success of the Dominican Republic, not just mine, of Dominican culture, and I feel very happy to be a part of it,” El Alfa tells Rolling Stone of NYC gig The show opened with a standing ...