Music from the Dominican Republic, Vol. 4: Songs from the North

Bordering the Atlantic Ocean, the northern areas of the Dominican Republic are home to the Cordillera Septentrional mountains and farmlands in the Cibao valley. Songs such as "Canto de Hacha (Chopping Song)" and "Tumbando el gri-gri (Felling the gri-gri)" are intended to accompany woodcutting and feature overlapping a capella solo and chorus singing. Also included are dances such as "Bolero," which features maracas and Spanish guitar. Liner notes include track notes with lyrics in Spanish and English.

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Music from the Dominican Republic Vol. 1, The Island of Quisqueya
Music from the Dominican Republic Vol. 2, The Island of Española
Music from the Dominican Republic Vol. 3, Cradle of the New World

Track Listing

101	Canto de hacha (Chopping Song) - 1	Fransisco Sanchez	04:17
102	Canto de hacha (Chopping Song) - 2	Santo de la Cruz	03:23
103	Canto de hacha (Chopping Song) - 3	Andre Rodriguez Pena	02:20
104	Baquini	Juan Pablo Paolin, Santo de la Cruz, Tomas Sanchez, Feliz Gomez, Aquilino Sanchez, Juan Maria Pena, Llario Sanchez, Mercedes Sanchez, Petrolina Clase,	02:03
105	Rosario - 1	Juan Pablo Paolin, Santo de la Cruz, Tomas Sanchez, Feliz Gomez, Aquilino Sanchez, Juan Maria Pena, Llario Sanchez, Mercedes Sanchez, Petrolina Clase,	02:06
106	Rosario - 2	Juan Pablo Paolin, Santo de la Cruz, Tomas Sanchez, Feliz Gomez, Aquilino Sanchez, Juan Maria Pena, Llario Sanchez, Mercedes Sanchez, Petrolina Clase,	01:18
107	Rosario - 3	Juan Pablo Paolin, Santo de la Cruz, Tomas Sanchez, Feliz Gomez, Aquilino Sanchez, Juan Maria Pena, Llario Sanchez, Mercedes Sanchez, Petrolina Clase,	02:47
108	Chuin - 1	Solo and chorus	05:51
201	Porqué? (Why?)	Tomas Aquino, Maria Isabel Trinidad	03:50
202	Improvisation	Miguel A. Burdie, Carlos Antonia Pena, Amado Salo with chorus	03:54
203	Salve	Juan Pablo Paolin, Santo de la Cruz, Tomas Sanchez, Feliz Gomez, Aquilino Sanchez, Juan Maria Pena, Llario Sanchez, Mercedes Sanchez, Petrolina Clase,	04:20
204	Comic Song Imitating Animals	Fausta Jose Taveras, Augustin Jose Taveras, Francisco Burdie, and Juan Jorge Cruz	02:47
205	Chuin - 2	Tomas Sanchez, Juan Maria Pena with chorus	03:00
206	Obsesion (Obsession)	Fausta Jose Taveras, Augustin Jose Taveras, Francisco Burdie, and Juan Jorge Cruz	03:05