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Fefita La Grande
September 18, 1943 (age 83)Dominican Republic
Manuela Josefa Cabrera Taveras (born September 18, 1943), known as Fefita La Grande, or La Mayimba, is a Dominican accordionist and the most recognized female performer of merengue tipico, a more rural variation of merengue, the main musical genre of the Dominican Republic. She is one of the most well known musicians of the genre, along with artists such as Tatico Henríquez, Pedro Reynoso, El Ciego de Nagua, Francisco Peralta, Rafaelito Román, Francisco Ulloa, among others. Her popular songs include: Vamos Hablar Ingles, La Pimienta es la Que Pica, La Chiflera, O te Menea O te Apea, among others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fefita la Grande, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full lisy of contributers on Wikipedia.
