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El Zafiro
El Zafiro formed in Santo Domingo in 1975 with Fernando Echavarría on vocals, Manuel Jimenez on guitar, Jochy Sánchez on bass, and Primitivo Santos on drums....
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El Zafiro formed in Santo Domingo in 1975 with Fernando Echavarría on vocals, Manuel Jimenez on guitar, Jochy Sánchez on bass, and Primitivo Santos on drums. They worked in the merengue tradition, though their sound had a modern feel that connected with listeners.
Their song "Dominicano Ausente" became something of an anthem for Dominicans living abroad.
They put out records like Suena El Zafiro in 1976, El Zafiro de Merengue in 1978, and Me Gustas Mucho in 1990. Their music found an audience in the Dominican Republic and among the diaspora.
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