Rita Indiana y los Misterios is an alternative merengue band based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The band is led by the vocalist Rita Indiana. Since late 2008 the band has been enjoying more popularity for creating music using the sounds of traditional merengue

Merengue music

Merengue is a type of music and dance from the Dominican Republic. It is popular in the Dominican Republic and all over Latin America. Its name is Spanish, taken from the name of the meringue, a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar...

 and incorporating tastes of alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

. Rita Indiana y los Misterios has performed in numerous locations of Santo Domingo including the Hard Rock Cafe

Hard Rock Cafe

Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Americans Peter Morton & Isaac Tigrett. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2006, Hard Rock was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and...

. Some popular songs of the group are "Jardinera", "El Blu del Ping Pong", "La Hora de Volve", "Equeibol". Rita Indiana has been very successful in the Santo Domingo alternative scene constantly playing in Casa de Teatro, Hard Rock Cafe, and other small venues. They have been featured extensively in many prominent music magazines and websites like NPR Music

NPR Music

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 and FADER for their new, experimental sound.

Musical style

Rita Indiana y Los Misterios have composed music using the traditional Merengue of Dominican Republic but at the same time putting influences of the modern alternative music and incorporating the electric guitar as a main instrument. The music is as danceable as traditional merengue but varies in tempo and rhythm.

Songs Released

• "El Blu del Ping Pong"
• "La Hora de Volve"
• "Jardinera"
• "Equeibol"
• "El Juidero"
• "Da Pa Lo Do"