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  2. Bachata (music) - Wikipedia

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    These new modern styles of bachata became an international phenomenon, and today bachata is one of the most popular styles of Latin music. Bachata. The original term used to name the genre was amargue ("bitterness", "bitter music"), until the mood-neutral term bachata became popular. Bachata originates from the pan-Latin American style called ...

  3. Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music

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    The dictator preferred merengue over bachata and pushed the former to be more prominent. [ 3 ] The conclusion gives a comparison between the subject to other popular music in other countries.

  4. Latin dance - Wikipedia

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    It has several different forms and many modernized styles which creates a problem because it is shifting away from its Native, European, and African roots. A popular aerobic dance class known as Zumba is said to be influenced by Latin rhythm and steps. However, there are disagreements among Latin dancers about whether Zumba is a true Latin dance.

  5. 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.

  6. Bachatón - Wikipedia

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    It became popular in the countryside and the rural neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic. Its subjects are often romantic; especially prevalent are tales of heartbreak and sadness. In fact, the original term used to name the genre was amargue ("bitterness" or "bitter music"), until the rather ambiguous (and mood-neutral) term bachata became ...

  7. Manila sound - Wikipedia

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    Manila sound is styled as catchy and melodic, with smooth, lightly orchestrated, accessible folk/soft rock, sometimes fused with funk, light jazz and disco.However, broadly speaking, it includes quite a number of genres (e.g. pop, vocal music, soft rock, folk pop, disco, soul, Latin jazz, funk etc.), and should therefore be best regarded as a period in Philippine popular music rather than as a ...

  8. Why Trump is getting more popular - AOL

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    Much has changed since President-elect Donald Trump first entered the White House in 2017. According to 538's average of polls of Trump's favorability rating, 47.2 percent of American adults have ...

  9. Music of Latin America - Wikipedia

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    The most popular style of music in Nicaragua is palo de Mayo, which is both a type of dance music and a festival where the dance (and music) originated. Other popular music includes marimba, folklore, son nica, folk music, merengue, bachata and salsa.