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A graduate from the Dominican Conservatory of Music, Manuel Tejada made up his first tunes in the past due ’70s, combining different Afro-Caribbean rhythms and digital instruments. He became among the pioneers within the modern bachata-merengue scene, alongside Juan Luis Guerra, Wilfrido Vargas, and Johnny Ventura. In 1986, Manuel Tejada …

The merenhouse unit Los Ilegales was formed within the Dominican Republic by frontman/producer Vladimir Dotel, Victor Waill, Manuel Tejada and Roger Sanchez. Though criticized from the press within their indigenous land because of the electronic upgrade of the original merengue design, the group became probably one of the most well-known …