Teodoro Reyes is a Dominican musician born in 1954 in Mao, the capital of Valverde province in the northwestern Cibao, whose career has contributed to the popular music tradition of the Dominican Republic. Mao is a city in the agricultural heart of the Cibao, and Reyes's formation there gave him a grounding in the traditional sounds of the region that has always been central to Dominican musical identity. His career as a musician reflects the long tradition of Dominican popular music rooted in the provinces, where artists develop their craft in community with their neighbors and audiences before reaching broader national and international recognition. Reyes represents the provincial musical heritage that is the foundation of Dominican popular song.