Two months ago, Juan Pascual was elected to chair the Dominican Night Committee. In accepting the position, Pascual promised to work hard with his team to bring a good artistic cast for that night but did not elaborate any further information on that occasion.
For several weeks it was announced that the Dominican Night would be the biggest and best ever held giving as a reason that Toño Rosario was the main figure invited. His presence in Lawrence says a great deal about the work done by Pascual and his team as well as those in charge of advertising. No wonder they needed the Campagnone!
Rosario, 59, a native of Higüey, Dominican Republic, comes from a family of limited economic resources but rich in imagination. His biography speaks of a young man and his five brothers improvising instruments to make music entertaining local family parties therefore decided and created the now famous group Los Hermanos Rosario (The Rosario Brothers).
After 12 years of touring with his brothers, in the late 1980s he left them, making his debut as a soloist at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum of Puerto Rico. Since then, he has sold over 100 million merengue albums (popular rhythm of Dominican Republic) and has won five Grammys.
We commend the committee under the leadership of Juan Pascual, who brought us one of the idols of Dominican music of all time.
We only wonder, is it possible that this team would embrace the idea of reviving the defunct Dominican Parade?
Lawrence is known for the quality of its festivals. There is plenty of room for one more!
