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Bachata Musicians
Bachata may refer to: * Bachata (music), a musical genre which originated in the Dominican Republic **Traditional bachata, a subgenre of bachata music ** Bachata (dance), a dance form * Bachatón, a hybrid bachata/reggaeton music style * "Bachata" (song), a song by Lou Bega * "La Bachata", a song by Manuel Turizo * '' Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music'' See also *''Bachata Rosa ''Bachata Rosa'' (Spanish for ''Romantic Bachata'', transl. ''Pink Bachata'') is the fifth studio album by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his group 4.40. It was released on 11 December 1990, by Karen Records. It brought bacha ...'', the fifth studio album by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his group 4.40 *" Bachata en Fukuoka", single released by Juan Luis Guerra for his album ''A Son de Guerra'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachata (music)
Bachata is a genre of music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the 20th century. It contains elements of European (mainly Music of Spain, Spanish music), indigenous Taino and African musical elements, representing the Culture of the Dominican Republic, cultural diversity of the Dominican population. A form of dance, Bachata (dance), bachata, also developed with the music.Pacini Hernandez, Deborah"Brief history of Bachata" ''Bachata, A social history of a Dominican popular music'', 1995, Temple University Press. Retrieved on December 4, 2008 In the 1990s bachata's instrumentation changed from nylon string Spanish guitar and maracas of traditional bachata to the electric guitar, electric steel string and guira of modern bachata. Bachata further transformed in the 21st century with the creation of urban bachata styles by bands such as Monchy y Alexandra and Aventura (band), Aventura. These new modern styles of bachata became an international phenomenon, and today bach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a Dominican Republic–Haiti border, land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the Geography of the Dominican Republic, eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with Saint Martin (island), Saint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared by two sovereign states. In the Antilles, the country is the List of Caribbean islands by area, second-largest nation by area after Cuba at and List of Caribbean countries by population, second-largest by population after Haiti with approximately 11.4 million people in 2024, of whom 3.6 million reside in the Greater Santo Domingo, metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The native Taíno people had inhabited Hispaniola prior to European colonization of the America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traditional Bachata
Traditional bachata is a subgenre of Bachata music genre. It refers to the acoustic style of bachata that was popular in the Dominican Republic from the 1960s until about 1990. For most of that period, bachata was performed with two nylon string guitars (often with fishing line for string), an acoustic upright bass or marimbula, maracas, and bongo drum. Towards the end of the 1980s, Blas Duran and other bachata artists began to perform with electric guitar, and replaced the maracas with the güira. The new style that took root is referred to as modern bachata.Pacini Hernandez, Deborah"Brief history of Bachata" '' Bachata, A social history of a Dominican popular music'', 1995, Temple University Press. Retrieved on December 4, 2008 Traditional bachata bands played son, merengue, and waltz The waltz ( , meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom dance, ballroom and folk dance, in triple (3/4 time, time), performed primarily in closed position. Along with the ländler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachata (dance)
Bachata is a style of social dance from the Dominican Republic which is now danced all over the world. It is connected with bachata music. Description Bachata is a social couple dance with a lead and follow that can be performed in open, semi-closed or closed position. The basic step involves an eight-count side-to-side movement, with many variations and styles that can be added. On counts 4 and 8, bachata includes an exaggerated hip check that gives it a characteristic look and differentiates it from bolero or son dancing. Counts 1 to 3 are moving to the lead's left, starting with the left foot, and counts 5 to 7 are moving to the lead's right, starting with the right foot. The hip check can be performed as a tap or slight lift of the foot for beginners. The basic dance sequence can incorporate turns and hand movements from other ballroom dances like salsa or cha-cha. History Often referred to in the West as "authentic / Dominican" bachata, the original social dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachatón
Bachatón (also known as bachateo) is a fusion genre of reggaeton from Puerto Rico as well as bachata from the Dominican Republic. Bachaton combines bachata (music), bachata melodies and reggaeton style beats, lyrics, rapping, and disc jockeying. The word "bachatón" is a Blend word, portmanteau of "bachata" and "reggaeton". "Bachatón" was coined and widely accepted in 2005. It is a subgenre of reggaeton and bachata (music), bachata. Background Bachatón is a mix of bachata and reggaetón. The histories of the two genres are described below. Bachata Bachata (music), Bachata is a genre of music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the early parts of the 20th century and spread to other parts of Latin America and Mediterranean Europe. It became popular in the countryside and the rural neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic. Its subjects are often Romance (love), romantic; especially prevalent are tales of Broken heart, heartbreak and sadness. In fact, the original term u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachata (song)
"Bachata" is a song by Lou Bega. It was the first single from his third album '' Lounatic''. The song features background vocals by the Ukrainian girl group Alibi. The song is about dancing bachata on a party and the erotic Eroticism () is a quality that causes sexual feelings, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality, and romantic love. That quality may be found in any form of artwork, including painting, sculp ... effect of this dance. Chart performance Track listing ;CD single # "Bachata" (Radio Mix) - 3:22 # "Why Don't You" - 3:10 ;Maxi single # "Bachata" (Radio Mix) - 3:22 # "Bachata" (Acoustic Mix) - 3:09 # "Bachata" (Tommy Gunn Remix) - 3:28 # "Bachata" (Latin Version) - 3:10 # "Bachata" (Club Version) - 3:24 # "Why Don't You" - 3:10 ;Special French edition # "Bachata" (Radio Mix) - 3:22 # "Bachata" (Acoustic Mix) - 3:09 # "Return of "A Little Bit"" - 3:49 # "Bachata" (Music Video) - 3:22 References 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bachata
"La Bachata" is a single by Colombian singer Manuel Turizo. Written by Turizo, Edgar Barrera, Andrés Jael Correa Rios, Miguel Andrés Martinez and Turizo's manager Juan Diego Medina, the song was released in May 2022 and reached number one in Argentina, Mexico, and on the US ''Billboard'' Latin Airplay charts. Background "La Bachata", which replaces bachata's traditional guitar with electronic riffs and R&B vocals, debuted at number 44 on the US ''Billboard'' Latin Airplay chart on June 18, 2022. The track eventually reached number six on the Global 200 and number three on the Global Excl. U.S. chart on the week of October 28, 2022, and in the same week, "La Bachata" became Turizo's fifth number-one on the US Latin Airplay chart. The track spent 15 weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Argentina Hot 100. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications See also * List of ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay number ones of 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Social History Of A Dominican Popular Music
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachata Rosa
''Bachata Rosa'' (Spanish for ''Romantic Bachata'', transl. ''Pink Bachata'') is the fifth studio album by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his group 4.40. It was released on 11 December 1990, by Karen Records. It brought bachata music into the mainstream in the Dominican Republic and gave the genre an international audience. A Portuguese version of the record was released in 1992 under the title ''Romance Rosa''; it was certified gold in Brazil. The album received a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album and two Lo Nuestro Awards for Tropical Album of the Year and Tropical Group of the Year. Seven singles were released from the record, four of which became top-ten hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart. The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums. It remained the top-selling album on the chart for 24 weeks and was certified platinum (Latin field) in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
