Stories of immigrants: Berto Reyes, exponent musician of the perico ripiao

Stories of immigrants Berto Reyes exponent musician of the perico

Berto Reyes has been playing the accordion for more than 50 years. Instrument that he brought to New York City on a musician’s visa in the early 1990s. Since then he says that he began to represent Dominican folklore by playing in libraries and different social events the contagious rhythm of merengue called perico ripiao. … Read more