Bachata is a popular guitar music from the Dominican Republic. Now overwhelmingly successful among Latinos in the United States, bachata took shape over a period of about forty years in the bars and brothels of Santo Domingo, not gaining acceptance in its native land until about ten years ago....
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: A SURVEYdoi:10.1093/mq/XXXI.2.212COOPERSMITH JACOB MAURICEThe Musical Quarterly
Exploring the Dominican RepublicOverview of the Dominican Republic's natural landscapes.(more)See all videos for this article The Dominican people share religious, linguistic, and historical traditions, but their society remains largely fragmented and individualistic, and their day-to-day experiences are...
Dominican singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra has been confirmed as a special guest at 2019 Billboard Latin Music Week.
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Although the Dominican Republic has always been rich with a wealth of Latin genres — bachata, merengue,merengue típico— Montes is particularly excited about the surge of dembow, “which has taken over the global charts,” and the new mix of rhythms that has come with it. “There...
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Under Latin, you left out Merengue (from the Dominican Republic). Reply Madelyn Youngren March 5, 2019 Showtunes Reply L March 16, 2019 I thought I tried a lot of genres. Now I know how limited I reached. Classical, ballet, opera Jazz Electro and Alt are my favourites. Currently in...
Like the Mesoamerican andAndean peoples, the Caribbean Indians used music in ritual observances. Early Spanish observers reported that theareitomusic-dance ceremony inCuba,the Dominican Republic, andPuerto Ricoinvolved the performance of chants in call-and-response style, accompanied byrattlesof the marac...