Bachata pioneer Domenic Marte brings worldwide sound—and hometown pride—to Manchester’s Levitt Amp stage

By: Carol Robidoux

Outlets: Manchester InkLink

Published: July 23, 2026

Words: 1,430

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago


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MANCHESTER, NH — Domenic Marte was 8 years old when his father arranged for him to sing in front of a churchb congregation in Haverhill, Mass.

The song, performed in Spanish, told the biblical story of a shepherd with 100 sheep who goes searching when one disappears. Marte remembers the congregation rising to its feet. People gasped. Some cried.

Marte was …

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