SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, June 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telemicro, the channel of the Dominican Republic, is celebrating its 15 years of broadcasting service with a special anniversary concert live from the Malecón de Santo Domingo on Saturday, July 7, beginning at 8p.m. The concert will be carried live on both Telemicro and Telemicro International, the channel's programming service for Dominicans living in the United States.
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The evening's celebration will include more than 90 performers, including Tito el Bambino, Mirian Cruz, Zion, Lenoz and others. The musical guests will offer a great variety of musical genres such as urban, merengue, salsa, bachata and more.
Ildefonso Ureña, executive producer of the event, said, "This concert personifies the appeal of Telemicro as much as the popularity of the music and performers of the Dominican Republic. Telemicro is synonymous with Dominican entertainment because it is Dominican entertainment and has been for 15 successful years."
The special 15th anniversary concert is expected to last more than 10 hours. The live simulcast on both Telemicro and its international broadcast signal, Telemicro International, unite viewers who live outside the Dominican Republic with their neighbors, family and friends by including them in the celebration.
About Telemicro International
Telemicro International is a 100% Dominican channel, with custom-made programming enjoyable for all audience across the US. Telemicro International includes an extensive variety of programming segments such as news, comedy, sports, and general entertainment which describes all of its culture and hospitality that this small island is willing to offer to the audience. Telemicro International is available through Comcast Cable Latino, Cablevision en Espanol, RCN, AT&T U-verse, and San Bruno Municipal Cable TV, among others. For more information go to www.telemicro.com.do.
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