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Félix Cumbé; He exhibits the certificate that accredits him as a Dominican citizen.
After more than 40 years living in Dominican territory, the Haitian singer known as Félix Cumbé; achieved his Dominican citizenship, a sovereign award for his musical career in merengue and bachata.
“Today at 10:30 am in the offices Interior and police of the Dominican Republic, Felix Cumbé; he was sworn to obtain his Dominican citizenship , which was given to him today May 26, 2022 “, he wrote. in the social networks of him the artist Silvio Mora, who helped him & oacute; in the paperwork.
Félix Cumbé born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and in 1977 He came to the Dominican Republic at the age of 13. in a popular figure in merengue groups.
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In an interview for the program “Here he is the meringue” by Rumba FM, narrated what arrived He landed on Dominican soil,crossing by donkey from Cap Haitien to Juana Méndez, where he got off. of the animal and passed on foot the Masacre river, which divides Haiti from and the Dominican Republic, which share the Spanish Island in the Caribbean region.
Critz Sterlin, his real name, traveled from the border to Haina (he did a large part of the journey on foot), where he lived with his sister. what happened hungry, he worked putting blocks and suffered other calamities until he ventured in music and achieved to be recognized.
During the trip with a colleague, in La Vega he was arrested, he said, but the head of the police detachment left him alone. He was released the next day because “he liked it.”
” They brought me to this country,” Félix Cumbé told him. Silvio Mora by supporting his belief that it was God who arranged his residence in this country.
In the Dominican Republic he became popular with merengues such as & quot; The kitten & quot; and numerous own compositions, among them “Déjame Volver”,“El Muñequito”, “La Melliza”, and others recorded by El Muñequito. for Aníbal Bravo’s orchestra.
Most Dominicans, without a doubt, have heard the merengue “Félix Cumbé;” in the voice of Fernando Villalona, who later popularized it. “Let me go back”, authorship of the Haitian.
After being figures of several merengue groups, Félix Cumbé ventured in bachata, a tropical genre to which he has devoted himself in recent times.
“I already have the mornings of the Dominicans”, he said In a recent interview with Silvio Mora, who defined it as as the most beloved Haitian in the Dominican Republic.