The sound of joyous and infectious dance music of bachata and merengue will fill the streets of Camden on Sunday during a parade and concert to celebrate the Dominican Republic’s independence day.

The parade will gather at noon at Market and 5th streets near City Hall. Floats, dancers and marching groups will proceed through the city to Wiggins Waterfront Park, according to Angel Florentino, a spokesperson with Movimiento Tricolor, the Camden-based organization hosting the event.

The traditional Latin dance music concert is scheduled for 2 to 7 p.m. at the Waterfront, where Dominican artists Fidelina Pascual, Joel El Insuperable and Mikey.

This marks the first year the organization hosts a parade and could be one of the first parades in South Jersey celebrating the Dominican Republic co

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