Juan Luis Guerra
Everything published on Viyolens under Juan Luis Guerra — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
The Best Bachata Artists to Know
No hype, just the honest rundown of which bachata artists built the genre, which ones roughed it up, and which ones took it global.
The Best Merengue Artists to Know
Showmen, songwriters and one genuine global crossover star: the merengue artists whose influence still defines how the genre sounds today.
Essential Merengue Albums Explained
Two records do more to explain merengue's global reach than almost anything else — here's why they matter, and how to explore beyond them without wasting time.
Essential Bachata Albums Explained
The bachata albums that actually moved the genre forward, and why each one mattered at the time it landed.
The History of Bachata
How a stigmatised barrio music from the Dominican Republic spent thirty years as a punchline before conquering dancefloors worldwide.
A Beginner's Guide to Merengue
The Dominican Republic's national music and dance, unpacked: where merengue came from, the instruments that define it, and how to start telling its styles apart.
The Best Merengue Songs Right Now
Not what's trending this week, but the merengue songs that keep proving themselves: three defining tracks, why they endure, and where to go next.
