Brown-Cepeda, who is from northern Manhattan and has family in the Dominican Republic, said the plaza is known as a source of joy, where people dance to heart-wrenching ballads of bachata artists and upbeat accordions of regional Dominican music.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
But the emotional disconnect is impossible to overcome in a show that's almost entirely sentimental ballads.
In 1977, Vandross introduced Anderson to Rodgers and his writing partner Bernard Edwards, who were forming the then-new group, Chic, with Tony Thompson on drums and Norma Jean Wright on lead vocals.
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DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
23 Dec. 2024
As the string instruments begin to play, the star looks around before launching into the lyrics, showing off her vocals.
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