Dominique Patrick Noel (Puerto Rico / Martinique / Haiti)

Dominique Patrick Noel is a percussionist, producer, and bandleader born in Paris and rooted in the Caribbean traditions of Haiti and Martinique. Raised in a musical family, he began playing drums at a young age and developed his craft across zouk, kompa, and Afro-Caribbean styles while living in Martinique, later expanding into salsa, son, timba, merengue, cumbia and Latin jazz. Now based in the United States, Noel has performed extensively across the Americas and contributed to recordings and live projects with numerous Latin, tropical, R&B and jazz music artists, while also releasing his own original material that reflects his pan-Caribbean musical identity.

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“Dame Tu Amistad” (Give Me Your Friendship) is a mid-tempo salsa that centers friendship as a bond built on honesty, loyalty, and shared responsibility. It features guest appearances by Puerto Rican musicians Héctor Luis Pagan on vocals, Eddie Montalvo on congas and Eduardo Padua on bongos and güiro. “Life’s stumbles taught me / That true friendship / Is not found just anywhere / And that is why I value it / It is worth much more than gold / To have a good friend by your side.”

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