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A lo maco

A style of merengue music with a bouncy, jumping percussion rhythm instead of the traditional walking beat. The name comes from maco (a toad), because the tambora drum pattern sounds like it is leaping. Popularized by the band Hermanos Rosario in the 1980s, it is now the most common way to play merengue. In Puerto Rico, it is known as merengue bomba.

That is what the people want... a lo maco... either way!

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby IndividuoWord of the day · March 26, 2013

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