Yoskar Sarante Zacarías Ferreira | ms

Ferreira was born in the cigar-manufacturing town of Amaceyes Tamboril, near Santiago in the Cibao region of the north-western Dominican Republic. The region is famous for merengue périco ripao, the traditional Dominican music, and his family, all big music lovers, filled his childhood home with the music spurring Zacarías on to dream of becoming a musical artist himself. The desire to improve himself motivated him to leave for the country’s capital, Santo Domingo, where he joined the Conservatorio Nacional and also sang in a local bachata group. Ferreira then became a member of the Brugal rum company orchestra, where he...

Born in February 5th, 1955 at 3:00 AM, in the parish of Ajuda da Bretanha, in São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal), Jorge Oliveira Ferreira is a Portuguese-American International Recording Artist, singer and songwriter, musician, producer and businessman. Also known as the "U.S.A.'s Portuguese King of Pop", he is the President and founder of "Portuguese Music World", the world's most famous Portuguese record company. Jorge Ferreira lives in the United States since the age of 12, and currently resides in the town of Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts (approximately 60 miles/97 km south of Boston). Became famous in the early 80s thanks...

Yoskar "El Prabu" Sarante is a prominent Dominican bachatero. He works with the nueva bachata movement, and has been on compilations such as Bachata Tipico and The Rough Guide to Bachata. During his career, he was invited to sing for the Mayor at the New York Mets Stadium, which gained him some acclaim in the United States. He is now widely known internationally, and his music deals with romantic topics. Discography: Parada 37 (2006) Vivi (2004) No Es Casualidad (2002) Llora Alma Mia (2000) Si Fuera Ella (1998) El Prabu (1994) .

You've likely never heard of Richard Ferreira. But it's hard to believe his soulful folk rock hasn't earned him a wider audience. This is an album full of instant classics, songs as comfortable as the flannel shirt he wears, but also rich in depth. Give it a listen. .