Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Irie Latino Moments: Our Dutty Wine Merengue

This video is a blast from the past which was posted on my old blog and reposted on Facebook. It was shot back in 2006 when I was interviewing a Dominican dancer called Macarena who is a good friend of mine. Well, we were at Evita's Italian Restaurant in Ocho Rios where Irie Latino originated, we had a video camera, we had access to Evita's sound system and one thing led to another and soon Macarena was experimenting with a combination of merengue and dutty wine that we caught on tape.

This little video which was spontaneously shot by a few friends has been viewed on You Tube 141,086 times! It came at a time when everyone was posting their Dutty Wine videos on the internet but it continues to be viewed today because of its crossover appeal between Latinos and Jamaicans. The song in the background is "Chicho Riso" which was a popular street merengue song at the time. Enjoy this little piece of Irie Latino history and Latino-Jamaican fusion. I miss Evita's.

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