El Farolito (song) explained

El Farolito
Type:song
Artist:Juan Luis Guerra
Album:Fogaraté
Recorded:1994
Studio:
  • 440 Studio
  • (New York City)
Genre:Merengue típico
Length:3:42
Label:Karen Records
Composer:Juan Luis Guerra, Francisco Ulloa

"El Farolito" is a song recorded by Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra for his seventh studio album, Fogaraté (1994), included as its eighth track. It was composed and produced by Guerra and the Dominican accordionist Francisco Ulloa and his band. The track is a Perico Ripiao, better known as merengue tipico, a rural version of merengue and it describes the curves of the body of a lover and his feelings for her.[1] According Guerra, "El Farolito" is his favorite track on the album.[2] The track was received well by the critics and according to some is "a kind of higher-class version of merengue típico".[3]

Due the musical structure of the song, along with "La Cosquillita", it is one of the favorite tracks among Guerra's Dominican fan base, eventually peaking at number one on the Dominican charts, becoming his second chart-topping song in the country, following "La Cosquillita". The track was performed at the 1996 and 2011 Soberano Awards ceremony.[4] The track was included on the live album Entre Mar y Palmeras (2021). Following the release of the album, the song was performed at the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony.

References

  1. Book: Mera, Orlando Jorge . Derechos intelectuales en la República Dominicana . 1999 . Editora Corripio . 978-99934-0-001-1 . es.
  2. Book: Cabral, Euri . Juan Luis Guerra y 4-40: merengue y bachata a ritmo de poesía y compromiso . 2008 . Editora Búho . 978-9945-408-17-1 . es.
  3. Book: Rommen . Timothy . Sun, Sea, and Sound: Music and Tourism in the Circum-Caribbean . Neely . Daniel Tannehill . 2014 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-998886-0 . en.
  4. Web site: PREMIOS CASANDRA FIESTA DEL ARTE CELEBRADOS EN REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA - Puerto Plata Digital . 2022-07-22 . www.puertoplatadigital.com.
  5. News: November 20, 1994 . Discos mas populares . 54 . El Siglo de Torreón .