José Bello is a Dominican musician from Santo Domingo whose work in salsa, son, and tropical reflects an engagement with the Afro-Caribbean musical traditions that connect the Dominican Republic to the broader Caribbean musical world. Salsa and son — the Cuban-rooted genres that have shaped popular music across the Spanish-speaking Caribbean — provide the framework for Bello's artistic identity, while his engagement with tropical situates him within the mainstream of Dominican popular entertainment. His work represents the Dominican contribution to the pan-Caribbean salsa tradition, a tradition in which the island has produced significant artists despite being less internationally associated with salsa than Puerto Rico or Cuba.