“He considered himself un marginado - on the margins, both culturally, and in class.
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“Even the professional Dominican musicians would be confused about that and say ‘What? I can’t play this,’ and he just really shook things up,” said his partner Laura Sklar during the presentation. A student of Dominican folklore, Días blended traditional genres like bachata, salves, and more with reggae, jazz and beyond in his repertoire. He fused disparate instruments and styles, pioneering polyrhythms by, for example, playing an electric guitar on a merengue track. In the 70s and 80s, Días created a sound that was unprecedented in the Dominican Republic. The event took place at Word Up Community Bookshop, which is located on the same intersection as the renamed street. The unveiling was commemorated the way Dominicans know best – with an evening of celebration and live music, storytelling, and a sense of nostalgia, as history was not only made but also remembered. A sign with his name now stands on the corner of 165th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
Días, who is known as the father of Dominican rock, is considered one of the biggest influencers and purveyors of both traditional and alternative styles of the genre in the Dominican Republic. On Saturday, December 8, a street in Washington Heights was renamed after Luis “El Terror” Días to mark the anniversary of his death.
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