Bachata music has blown up internationally. Bachata music comes from the Dominican Republic in the 1960's but thanks to newer acts like Romeo Santos and Aventura, has blown up internationally. We ...

MIAMI (Billboard) - Sony BMG Latin execs were cruising MySpace late last year when they came across the list of most popular unsigned Latin acts. Topping it was Optimo, a trio that plays urban bachata ...

A superb new collection of vintage bachata singles is titled Bachata Roja: Amor y Amargue, and indeed the music itself was originally called amargue — which means "bitterness" — for its slow-moving ...

Bachata had some of its challenging moments in from the ‘60s to the ‘80s because it was considered too vulgar. Despite the genre being associated with rural underdevelopment and crime, a new wave of… ...

Rhythm is the part of music that makes you want to dance. In fact, many types of music — including waltz, salsa, and merengue — share names with the dances that go with them. Bachata is another ...

I've always felt that bachata held an anachronistic position in the landscape of contemporary pop music. With its gracefully delivered, stately melodies and austere instrumentation (guitar, bass, ...