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Juan Luis Guerra · 1989

by Juan Luis Guerra · Album Ojalá que llueva café

Woman del Callao

Key F#m Tempo 112 bpm Time signature 4/4 Duration 4:22

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Ojalá que llueva café

Juan Luis Guerra · 1989 · Track 6

Details

TonalidadF#m
Compás4/4
Tempo112 BPM
Duración4:22
CompositorJulio Cesar Delgado
ÁlbumOjalá que llueva café
Año1989
ISRCQMDA72594657

Credits

Music Julio Cesar Delgado

The story behind

The piece *Woman del Callao* has a duration of 4 minutes and 22 seconds. Its music was created by Julio Cesar Delgado. This track is part of the fourth album by the Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, titled Ojalá Que Llueva Café, released in 1989. This record is seen as a turning point in Guerra's career, setting the sonic direction for his later works by fusing Dominican merengue and bachata with contemporary elements of pop, rock, salsa, and jazz. The album combined socially conscious lyrics with danceable merengue rhythms and romantic and poetic bachatas, establishing itself as a standout work in his discography.

Juan Luis Guerra Seijas, born in Santo Domingo in 1957, is a multifaceted artist: singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. His musical proposal is a distinctive amalgam of merengue, jazz, bolero, and salsa, enriched with Afro-Antillean fusions. This blend of styles has allowed him to achieve notable success both in his country and internationally. While he is often associated with Dominican bachata, Guerra takes the foundations of this rhythm and intertwines them with bolero, adding a greater melodic charge to his compositions. His repertoire is diverse, also encompassing ballads, salsa, and even gospel influences, demonstrating constant sonic exploration.