Bachata may refer to: *

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 ...

, a musical genre which originated in the

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 ...

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 gu ...

, a subgenre of bachata music **

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, s ...

, a dance form *

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. ...

, a hybrid bachata/reggaeton music style * "Bachata" (song), a song by Lou Bega * "

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 A ...

", a song by Manuel Turizo * '' Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music''

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