{"id":476026,"date":"2025-07-23T12:59:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/gugui-marti-key-guitarist-and-luthier-of-dominican-rock-passes-away\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:59:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:59:49","slug":"gugui-marti-key-guitarist-and-luthier-of-dominican-rock-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/entertainment\/gugui-marti-key-guitarist-and-luthier-of-dominican-rock-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Gugui Mart\u00ed, key guitarist and luthier of Dominican rock, passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<em><strong>Santo Domingo.<\/strong>\u2013<\/em> The Dominican music scene is in mourning for the death of guitarist and luthier <strong>Joelmil \u201cGugui\u201d Mart\u00ed<\/strong>, which occurred on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, according to musicians close to the artist. The cause of death has not yet been revealed.\n\nGugui Mart\u00ed left a deep mark both as a performer and as an instrument builder. He was a founding member of emblematic bands of the national rock movement such as <strong>RAAC<\/strong> and <strong>Arc\u00e1ngel<\/strong>, the latter led by his brother, the also musician <strong>Pench\u00e9 Mart\u00ed<\/strong>, a central figure of Dominican rock of the 80s.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/entretenimiento\/fallece-jose-cestero-maestro-del-arte-moderno-dominicano\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"503246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jos\u00e9 Cestero, Master of Dominican Modern Art, Passes Away<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nDuring his career, Gugui collaborated with multiple artists, including <strong>Chichi Peralta<\/strong>, and actively participated in recordings, jingles, and live concerts. Beyond the stage, he stood out as a <strong>luthier<\/strong>, being widely recognized for his expertise in the construction and maintenance of guitars, as well as for his role as a music educator.\n\nHis craftsmanship and dedication to teaching made him a respected and highly sought-after figure among professional musicians in the country.\n\nThe sorrow for his departure was immediately felt in the artistic community. The musician <strong>Edwin S\u00e1nchez<\/strong> described him as &#8220;one of those musicians who break leagues, who come along every 20 years,&#8221; while maestro <strong>Amaury S\u00e1nchez<\/strong> expressed: <em>&#8220;Dear Gugui, your departure leaves us sadness and great melancholy. Rest in peace, friend. Fly high.&#8221;<\/em>\n\nMart\u00ed leaves behind an artistic and human legacy that will live on in every note played and in every instrument tuned with his hands.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.\u2013 The Dominican music scene is in mourning for the death of guitarist and luthier Joelmil \u201cGugui\u201d Mart\u00ed, which occurred on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, according to musicians close to the artist. The cause of death has not yet been revealed. 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