Bachata Vintage

A musical concept of romantic songs taken to another rhythmic movement without losing the essence of romanticism.

Roy Tavaré, Dominican-born musician, performer, composer, producer, and director, brings more than 30 years of passion and innovation to the music and entertainment industry.

In his early years known as “La Furia”, Roy was a force to be reckoned with. Self-taught, he had a deep respect for all music genres. As a teenager, he won the 2nd Rock Festival of the Dominican Republic with his band Crudo. But his romance with Rock would be short-lived. The doors that opened for him professionally were as a vocalist and guitar player with the Puerto Rican merengue band, Los Kenton, who recorded his first composition “Quiero hacerte el amor” which later became a Billboard hit performed by Puerto Rican salsero Tito Rojas.

At just 17, Roy joined the internationally acclaimed Wilfrido Vargas Orchestra and toured Europe and Latin America. During those formative years when he performed his native merengue roots, he was also working on a groundbreaking production that would marry his love of rock with his native folklore. Roy’s first production, Roy Tavaré y el Clan de la Furia (Karen Records) was a phenomenon in the Dominican Republic. His next two albums continued to be very successful internationally and received much critical acclaim. He experimented with fusions that included Rock, R&B, Hip Hop and Dance with Merengue, Bachata, and Plena. However, Roy soon became a controversial figure in his home country due to his over-the-top style and lyrics that covered taboo material. He soon found himself restless and looking for more opportunity in the States.

In Sue Steward’s book, “Música!: The Rhythm of Latin America - Salsa, Rumba, Merengue, and More”, Steward refers to Roy as the “inventor of sequencers and Merengue-House, paving the way to the meren-house movement.” Roy’s ability to move between genres caught the attention of Cuban producer Emilio Estefan and he soon was working on much of Estefan’s top performers’ remixes, creating sounds that would carry their music between formats. On Shakira’s 2nd international release, “Donde están los ladrones?”, Roy was able to re-produce her tracks providing additional airplay on stations and clubs where Shakira’s rock had limited airplay. Emilio also had Roy working on Carlos Ponce’s first and second release with the same objective.

Roy’s work crossed all genres from fostering duos with his production with Roselyn Sanchez where he featured hip-hop artist Tego Calderon or R&B artist Tyrese on salsa track “I wanna feel your rumba”. Additionally, Roy’s production work with superstar Ricky Martin, “Pégate”, showcased his Puerto Rican roots. This plena track soared the charts in the US & Latin America and garnered Roy an ASCAP recognition for his work as a composer. His hits topped all charts ranging from Tito Roja’s salsa to Toño Rosario’s merengue to Alejandra Guzman’s rock to Alejandro Fernandez’s #1 Billboard Pop charter and Mayra Veronica’s #1 Billboard Club Track.

In 2010 Roy returned to the Dominican Republic where his reputation as a vanguard in the music industry made him a perfect candidate to judge and mentor new talent. Some of the shows he participated in include Por amor a la música, Buscando el éxito and Sueños Urbanos. He also worked closely with the up-and-coming Dominican film scene where he worked as music supervisor and did film scores for local film and theatrical projects.

His latest music production is “Bachata Vintage”, a compilation of nine of his hit songs re-recorded in the Dominican genre of bachata. Most recently, Roy penned the latest single of reggaeton superstar Don Omar “Entrégame tu amor”, the first single of the latter’s new album titled Love is Pain.

In addition to his catalog of over 100 songs, Roy’s accomplishments also include two ASCAP recognitions, two #1 Billboard tracks, and multiple Grammy nominations. His songs have been featured in feature films, television and ad campaigns.