DOMINICAN MUSIC
  • ABOUT
    ABOUT THE PROJECT CREDITS REVIEWS
  • NARRATIVES
  • GENRE GUIDE
  • EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
  • MAP
  • STORIES
  • RESOURCES
    AUDIOS BIBLIOGRAPHY IMAGES VIDEOS
a history of
dominican music
in the united states

Images: Apollo Theater

Apollo Theater

Photo credit: CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, 2018

« Previous: Luis Herrero playing the piano at a family party, ca. 1930s
Next: Dominican violinist Carlos Piantini debut at the Carnegie Recital Hall in New York., March 11, 1950 »

MORE FROM OUR GALLERY

Chapita Fue A La Guerra, 78rpm record
Noche Antillana Event Advertisement, December 11, 1948
Rockettes Introducing Merengue,1948
Rafael Petitón Guzmán and his Orchestra, circa 1940s
Apollo Theater

Credit: CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, 2018

Apollo Theater

A History of Dominican Music in the United States, a project of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI) at the City College of New York, has been made possible in part by a Digital Project for the Public Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Division of Public Programs (www.neh.gov). Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed on this website do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

To contact the project's staff, please write, call, fax or email the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute:
The City College of New York, North Academic Center (NAC) 4/107, 160 Convent Avenue at 138th Street, New York, NY 10031
Tel: 212-650-7496, Fax: 212-650-7489, Email: [email protected], Website: http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/dsi.

© 2025 CUNY Dominican Studies Institute