Afro House DJ in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo is the Caribbean's oldest city, and right now it is having a rooftop moment: more than a dozen terraces pour drinks over the skyline, and a handful of them have grown into real dancefloors. Under the rooftops runs something older — an electronic underground that has kept the capital dancing for well over a decade, and local promoters who now book afro house specialists by name. The genre is not arriving in Santo Domingo. It is already here, and it is looking for bigger rooms.

Habibi Del Mar is an Afro House DJ and music producer based between Miami, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia. His sets are filmed on Dominican coastlines — including Barahona, three hours down the coast from the capital, where the mountains fall into the sea — and his productions run Latin icons like Karol G, Juan Luis Guerra, and Romeo Santos through an afro house lens. For a Dominican crowd, that lands differently: these are songs the room already knows, rebuilt for the dancefloor.

The sound is made for how this city gathers. On a rooftop at golden hour, the set opens deep and melodic — conversation-friendly, skyline-worthy — then builds into tribal percussion as the night settles in. In a club, it goes darker and harder. At a private or corporate event, it holds elegance without going quiet. One DJ, one arc, shaped to the room: that is the difference between background music and a night people talk about.

Formats that work in the capital: rooftop sessions in Bella Vista or along Winston Churchill, club nights, Zona Colonial events, private celebrations, and corporate evenings that need more than a playlist. Sets run 1, 2, or 3 hours, and the technical needs are standard — professional sound, a booth or table, and power. Habibi Del Mar spends much of the year in the Dominican Republic, so Santo Domingo logistics are simple: no international routing, no risk to your date.

To book, send the form below with your date, venue, and event type. Every inquiry gets a personal reply within 24–48 hours with availability and a custom quote. If you are still choosing a venue, mention the neighborhood and crowd size — knowing the city's rooms helps shape the right recommendation.