See the artists who've added to bachata's growing presence in Latin pop this decade. By Jessica Roiz Assistant Editor, Latin A year ago, Billboard predicted the trends we would see over the course of ...

What began as songs about heartbreak in the brothels and barrios of the Dominican Republic in the 1960s has become a worldwide sensation. Even the Bee Gees have gotten a bachata spin. Prince Royce’s ...

Aventura — the novelty musical act, not the city in Miami-Dade — has turned traditional Dominican folk music, AKA bachata, into a worldwide sensation by doing what Carlos Vives did in Colombia.

Singer and songwriter Joan Soriano seems to embody the very history of his music. Like bachata, the guitar music from the Dominican Republic he so soulfully interprets and composes, Soriano comes from ...

While not a mainstream form of music, bachata — also the name of the style of dance it inspired — certainly has its fans. Aventura, one of most well-known modern artists performing bachata, has sold ...

Also playing the Carteret Latin Fest are Dominican merengue legend Mala Fe, Colombian cumbia greats La Sonora Dinamita, and New York City salseros Manole y su Orquesta. Summer Jam, in remembrance of ...

Issue de la tradition des Caraïbes, la bachata possède une identité culturelle très riche. À la fois originaire des traditions espagnoles et africaines, cette culture était au départ assez marginale ...

Danse sensuelle sur une musique latino, la bachata a de véritables adeptes à Quimper (Finistère). Nous avons suivi un cours avec l’association Loéma Bachata. Entre expression corporelle, plaisir de ...