Los Vecinos — The Neighbors — is a music group associated with merengue and tropical whose name evokes the communal, neighborhood-centered character of Dominican social life and musical culture. Merengue has always been music of the community, played at neighborhood gatherings, corner stores, and family celebrations as much as in formal concert venues, and a name like Los Vecinos speaks directly to that grassroots social reality. The group has performed and recorded in the merengue and tropical traditions, contributing to the lively landscape of Dominican popular dance music with an approachable, community-oriented identity.