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From the late 1990s, dancers in the Western world started creating novel dance forms inspired by bachata music. The most well-known example of this is the made-up basic step commonly referred to as the "side-to-side step", which is sometimes accompanied by an exaggerated "pop” of the hips during the tap.
Ferreira entered onto the bachata scene in 1997 with his debut album, Me Liberé. The album won the prestigious Dominican music award, the Cassandra. Three years later his second album, El Triste, won the award for him for a second time. [2] Ferreira became the first bachatero to perform at the Festival de Presidente. [2]
"Bachata: A Social History of Dominican Popular Music". Hispanic American Historical Review. 78 (1): 144– 145. - Also at ProQuest; Reily, Suzel Ana (1997). "Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music". Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 3 (2): 169– 170. doi:10.2307/3034382. JSTOR 3034382. - Also at Gale Group
Joan Soriano (born February 23, 1972) is a Dominican bachata singer and guitarist from the Dominican Republic. His style is a blend of modern with traditional bachata. Since the 1980s, Joan's guitar and arrangements have graced many hit bachatas by other artists, and since 2008, he has begun to make a name for himself internatio
On “Siri,” featuring Dominican reggaeton newcomer Chris Lebron, he dives into Afrobeats, and on “Me Extraño,” he joins Mexican star Christian Nodal for a heart-wrenching mariachi.
Bachata is a genre of music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the 20th century. It contains elements of European (mainly Spanish music), indigenous Taino and African musical elements, representing the cultural diversity of the Dominican population. [1] The form of dance, bachata, also developed with the music. [2]
This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in Latin America or Spain. [1] The following groups are officially designated as "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino": [2] Mexican American, (Stateside) Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, Costa Rican American, Guatemalan American, Honduran American, Nicaraguan American ...
José Manuel Calderón (El Maestro de Bachata) is considered the first musician to record bachata [1] with "Borracho de amor" and "Condena", in 1962 at the Radio Televisión Dominicana studios. [2] Calderón's voice was unlike typical bachateros , in that he sang in baritone.