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By Michael Lopez

It's hard to find a musical duo quite like Domino Saints. Comprised of Giselle Ojeda and David Leal, these Puerto Rican powerhouses mix elements of reggae, pop, and dancehall into their inventive tracks and have captured the attention of radio outlets across the U.S. They've also caught the attention of the El Headliner voters, who've crowned them the September champs.

"We were super excited and proud to be chosen El Headliner," Giselle told us in an exclusive interview. "We love the exposure that the contest gives to independent artists and we've always wanted to be on MTV Tr3s. Things happen for a reason and they happen at the right time."

Interestingly both Ojeda and Leal have something in common with last month's winner, Ria. All three attended the famed Berklee School of Music. And it was actually at the famed training ground that Domino Saints had its earliest incarnation.

"Giselle and I have known each other since high school," David explained. "When we moved to Boston for music studies at Berklee, we decided we had to do a project together that felt right. We always wanted to do music you could dance to. Back in those days, we began writing our first songs together."

From there, Domino Saints was born. Starting in 2007, the duo began a string of well-received live shows and two years later they released their self-titled debut. An instant hit out of the gate, the first Domino album featured "Buenos Días San Juan," which won the 2009 Billboard World Song Contest.

"We consider our music Latin urban pop," Giselle said. "We have a pop side to our melodies and always add rap and dancehall elements to the songs. On top of that, you’ll regularly hear Latin rhythms, electronica, and lots of DS flava!"

And if you're curious about where the "DS" originated from, Leal explained the concept behind the group's very unique name.

"Los Santos y el Domino," he said. "Is there a better way to describe Caribbean culture in general? Domino Saints is a metaphor for the musical influences and styles we use in our music. Plus, people play dominoes all across Puerto Rico."

We expect the Domino Saints to score big in the music world with their latest batch of songs. Currently touring and recording, you can find all of the latest DS info by visiting their official site and Twitter page!

Are you looking forward to hearing more tracks from Domino Saints? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

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Tommy Torres posted a picture yesterday of an award received from the Berklee School of Music for his incredible accomplishments in Latin music. Well deserved Tommy! Congrats!

Check out the reaction to this award on his Twitter page.

Photo via Twitter

Tags Berklee School of Music, Tommy Torres