Pedro René Peralta Soto (born July 9, 1966), better known as Chichi Peralta, is a Dominican musician, songwriter, composer and producer. His music is rich in fusion of Latin rhythms with elements of

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. He has combined the son music with

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, merengue and pop, African rhythms,

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, rap,

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, guaguancó, Brazilian rhythms,

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, salsa,

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, symphonic textures, Arabic rhythms and exotic instruments from

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and

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, among others.

Biography

Chichi Peralta was born on July 9, 1966, in

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, capital of the Dominican Republic. His musical career began at the age of four, when he built his first drum. The first album Peralta released was '' Trópico Adentro'', but it was released independently and only in the Dominican Republic. His first album released internationally was '' Pa' Otro La'o'', on which all the tracks were self-edited and produced. In 2000, he released the album ''De Vuelta al Barrio'', which won the Best Merengue Album at the 2001

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and great critical acclaim. In 2005 he released yet another album, ''Más Que Suficiente'', which was nominated for Best Contemporary Tropical Album at the 2006 Latin Grammys, and also won many other international prizes. In 2007, Peralta was declared the Dominican Republic's goodwill ambassador for his contributions to Dominican culture. In 2009, he released his latest album ''De Aquel Lao' del Río'' which was released independently, and features a mixture of Dominican music genres with elements of world music. The album's first single was "Amor Samurai", which is a mix between Dominican bachata and Japanese music. He has also composed the score of the documentaries '' Orgullo de Mi Tierra Samaná'', '' Orgullo de Mi Tierra Puerto Plata'' and '' Orgullo de Mi Tierra Barahona'' and '' Camino a Higüey''. His iconic song ''Amor Narcotico'' was covered by the popular Latin American boy band

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for their 2021 cover album titled Déjà Vu.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards

* Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards, 1998 – Revelación del Año – Género Tropical (Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Tropical Genre) *

, 2001 – Best Merengue Album (''De Vuelta al Barrio'') *

, 2006 – Best Contemporary Tropical Album (''Más que Suficiente'')2006 Latin Grammy Nominees and Winners
(in Spanish, English and Portuguese) * Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards, 2007 – Tropical Merengue Artist of the Year

References

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAuz8wyX_W4

External links

Official website
(in Spanish and English)
Chichi Peralta biography and discography
at World Music Central {{DEFAULTSORT:Peralta, Chichi 1966 births Living people African diaspora in the Dominican Republic Dominican folk musicians Dominican Republic musicians Dominican Republic percussionists Güira players Merengue musicians Percussionists