Music pulses through Dominican culture, with merengue declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2016.

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If you took your lunch break on Wednesday within a half-mile radius of City Hall Plaza, you probably heard the sounds of a Dominican celebration: whoops, claps, and a whole lot of merengue music.