Contrary to other rhythms, Kinito Méndez maintains that young people who want to dabble in merengue find it difficult to record discs because of the cost of even a single song due to the number of musicians, studies and promotion that is required.
"It’s hard for a new boy to get in now. Before we entered because there were the docks, Juan & Nelson, Karen Record, Kubaney and other record labels that accommodated new talents.", argument.
Then he added: "You have to look for an arranger who is a merengue producer, you have to look for choristers, musicians, pay for a recording studio and countless other things to be able to produce a merengue, and that has a cost of about two hundred thousand pesos, that is an obstacle to the new interpreters".
In statements to the radio program "D`Parranda radio show", which is broadcast on Dominicana FM, "The meringue man" He affirmed that the recording of a single meringue exceeds 200 thousand pesos, without the cost of marketing and promotion that it entails.
Recording involves finding a composer, an arranger, gathering the musicians and setting aside a studio for recording, and the most cumbersome thing for a merenguero is the issue of promotion (payola), which requires an economic investment, he explained.
As a contribution to encouraging the rhythm among the new generations, Kinito promised to record with new talents in a complete production.
In fact, these days he is in the media promoting his new meringue."Black and white ”with Nahia.
+ The political
On other issues, it is no secret to anyone that the interpreter of "Cachamba" He was very close with the past governments of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), however, when approached about his relationship with the current government of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), he said he was a friend of all.
"I have never had problems with any politician, I am a friend of all. When Leonel won, he was promoted with a song of mine, Danilo also and Luis Abinader in his first candidacy made his campaign with a meringue of mine too", commented the so-called meringue man".
Regarding the time of management that the PRM government has been in, he described the first year of it as lights and shadows because, as he said, Luis Abinader assumed power at a time "sui generis" as a result of the pandemic caused by the spread of Covid-19.
"It has been a difficult year because the PRM found the country in the midst of a pandemic, so with its lights and shadows, Luis must still give him time"He said while ensuring that President Luis Abinader has good intentions.
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