Adalgisa Pantaleón is a Dominican musician born in 1954 in San Francisco de Macorís whose work spans merengue, tropical, bolero, and jazz, reflecting a broad musical sensibility rooted in the Cibao's rich popular music tradition. San Francisco de Macorís has been one of the most fertile ground for Dominican musical talent, and Pantaleón grew up immersed in the full range of sounds that made that city and its surroundings so productive. Her engagement with jazz alongside the more commercially dominant merengue and bolero traditions places her in the company of Dominican musicians who sought out the harmonic and improvisational possibilities that jazz offered, enriching their musical identities beyond the conventions of any single genre. Her career has contributed to the diversity and depth of Dominican popular music.