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  2. Bachata (music) - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Traditional bachata - Wikipedia

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    Traditional bachata bands played son, merengue, and waltz in addition to bolero based songs. Over time, the influence of merengue began to be felt more in the style of bolero based bachata. The introduction of the güira, a merengue instrument, and merengue adapted guitar riffs and rhythmic sections marked the evolution of modern bachata. [1]

  4. Bachata (music) - en.wikipedia.org

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    Bachata originates from bolero and son (and later, from the mid-1980s, merengue). The original term used to name the genre was amargue ("bitterness", "bitter music"), until the mood-neutral term bachata became popular. The form of dance, bachata, also developed with the music. [2] Bachata arose in the poor and working class areas of the country.

  5. Music of the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    The music of the Dominican Republic is primarily influenced by Western European music, with Sub-Saharan African and native Taino influences. The Dominican Republic is mainly known for its merengue and bachata music, both of which are the most famous styles of music in the Dominican Republic, and have been exported and popularized around the world.

  6. Bachata (dance) - Wikipedia

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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.

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    The meme actually comes from a gaming joke that started more than 10 years ago.

  8. Bachata - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Latin dance - Wikipedia

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    Many of these beats come from European folk music, West African beats, and African American jazz. [12] Various Latin American regions developed independent styles, and from each genre, or combination of styles, a different genre was born.