Andre Veloz is a renaissance woman. Her surname (English translation: “Fast”) bespeaks the daring of a woman who has plunged headlong into the male-dominated world of Bachata. Veloz connects her Dominican roots to inspiration of New York City jazz, Latin jazz, merengue and bachata scenes where she and her family have lived since 2004. As Ms. Veloz developed her sound, her repertoire gravitated towards old school boleros and bachatas. Her soulful voice is tailor made for this genre that Andre has dubbed as The “Dominican Blues.” While Andre Veloz is very much part of that NYC bachata scene, she contributes her own saucy, fanciful and feminine sensibility to the world of Latin music.