El Alfa


Emmanuel Herrera Batista, known professionally as El Alfa, is a Dominican dembow recording artist.

Career

In 2015, after receiving criticism for insulting the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic in a music video, El Alfa was sentenced to 15 days of community service. The President of El Instituto Duartino, Cesar Romero called for the boycott and destruction of El Alfa's albums for having disrespected the founding fathers. Part of El Alfa's sentencing was to clean the Plaza de la Bandera and to sing the national anthem for two hours for fifteen consecutive days. Additionally, El Alfa was ordered to hand out educational pamphlets about the founding fathers at traffic lights in Santo Domingo. He considered the situation a misunderstanding.
In 2018, he celebrated his 10-year career with a concert at Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, being the first Latin urban artist to headline that venue. He has released collaborations with Anuel AA, Bad Bunny and Nicky Jam. In November 2018, he released the single "Mi Mami" featuring Cardi B.

Artistry

El Alfa is known for dembow music.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

List of el Alfa Charted tracks as a lead artist and as a featured arist.