The Dominican Republic, an island in the Caribbean connected to Haiti, is dominated by crime, corruption, and poverty. Having been under the control of the brutal dictator, Trujillo, for over forty years, crime and corruption have infected their existence. The windows and doors of their houses are barred, while private guards sit outside the large iron gates surrounding their homes.
Children run barefoot in the streets, begging for food.
Others sleep in cardboard boxes, heating their food by the fire they started in a tin can. The beauty of the island is masked by the crime, corruption, and poverty. However, within a civilization which seems to be encaged in depravity, a sense of freedom survives. Its rustic simplicity and lively beat unite the people of the culture, while its lyrics cover all aspects of their lives - personal as well as political. It is the dance of delirium.