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	History of bachata
		Bachata musicians, however, also drew upon other genres of música de guitarra that accomplished guitarists would be familiar with, including Mexican rancheros and corridos, Cuban son, guaracha and guajira, Puerto Rican plena and jibaro music, and the Colombian-Ecuadorian vals campesino and pasillo- as well as the Dominican merengue, which was originally guitar-based.
		The "bachata" is a center of attraction for all the men, where the social classes ao those who attend them are leveled and where the coarsest and libertarian forms of democracy predominate.
		According to bachata musicians themselves, it was in the 1970s that the guitar-based music they recorded came to be identified by the term bachata, which by then had lost its more neutral connotation of an informal (if rowdy) backyard party and acquired an unmistakably negative cultural value implying rural backwardness and vulgarity.
	home-3.tiscali.nl /~pjetax/historias/history_bachata.html (740 words)

	Bachata
		In the early 1980s a few bachata musicians, especially those whose music was of the more romantic variety, made an effort to distance themselves from the negative images associated with the term bachata by coming up with a new name.
		First of all, the term bachata provided Dominicans with an appealing continuity between the traditional informal family and neighborhood parties of the same name ande the musical genre that grew out of them; the newer term amargue, on the other hand, had no such historical resonances and evoked an unhappy state of mind.
		Bachata is a form of music and dance that originated in the countryside and rural marginal neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic.
	www.nelsal.com /bachata.htm (649 words)

	Bachata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bachata grew out of - and is still closely related to - the pan Latin-American romantic style called bolero.
		The most recognizable aspect of bachata instrumentation is the use of an amplified guitar (either electric or acoustic) whose sound has been doctored with a flanger, reverb, echo, or a combination of the three.
		While popular radio filled the air waves with merengue and salsa, bachata musicians were forced to develop their own system of producing and distributing their music.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bachata (670 words)

	Andy Andy: the new international ambassador of the bachata Latin Beat Magazine - Find Articles
		Bachata musicians also drew upon other genres of guitar music to enrich their compositions, including Mexican ranchera and corrido, Cuban son, guaracha and guajira; Puerto Rican plena and jíbaro music; Colombian-Ecuadorian vals campesino and pasillo; and Dominican merengue, which was originally guitar-based.
		Bachatas were usually held on Saturday nights and would linger on until dawn, at which time a conventional soup (sancocho) was served to the remaining guests and inebriated musicians.
		Bachata music was not sold in the main record stores, and bachateros appeared rarely on television and performed only in certain working class clubs in the capital.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FXV/is_6_15/ai_n15622831 (906 words)

	BACHATA- THE FUTURE OF LATIN ROCK IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICAN EXPORT
		In the Dominican Republic, a cabaret is a brothel, and the brothel came to be bachata’s primary venue.
		Many doble sentido bachatas are very straightforward both melodically and harmonically, taking their cue from songs like Blas’ “El huevero”; in 1986 he recorded “El motorcito”, the first bachata in the new style to use an electric guitar, and in 1987 modern bachata was born with Blas’ release of “Consejo a las mujeres”.
		The song was in fact not a bachata at all, but a merengue, and Durán sang it with an energy and confidence which was very much in contrast with the other bachateros of the period (although Durán himself had always had a brash style).
	hometown.aol.com /elextreme21/myhomepage/index.html (2055 words)

	History of Bachata: The guitar music of the Dominican Republic
		Although bachata developed out of, and bachateros play, a variety of different rhythms, notably including merengue, the music which is specifically called bachata is a variant of the bolero.
		The guitar and guitar music like bolero and son were also the staples of the campo, the countryside, and with the death of dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1961 a number of musicians left the campo to record in the capital.
		The word bachata originally denoted an informal party where guitar music was generally played—only later did it come to signify the music itself, and then in a denigrating manner.
	www.iasorecords.com /bachata.cfm (476 words)

	Bachata World (Site not responding. Last check: )
		One of the singers that brought the Bachata to fame was Anthony Santos and Frank Reyes.
		Bachata's instrumentation is distinct from traditional merengue, although Bachata ensembles regularly include merengues in their repertoire.
		Bachata has been part of Dominican daily life, but has only recently been embraced as an important and unique cultural expression.
	members.tripod.com /claude305/1stbachata.htm (140 words)

	YouTube - Bachata dance
		Hace tiempo que la bachata se baila sin levantar el pie por favor ya hace 10 años que no se baila asi
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		Bachata Sunset - No es una novela - Monchy y Alexandra
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=SyaxbEcvu9k (222 words)

	The History Of Bachata
		The word bachata also had certain associations, upper-class parties would never be called bachatas.
		Among Dominicans there is considerable disagreement as to exactly when the term bachata come to refer to a particular kind of music.
		According to bachata musicians themselves, it was in the 1970s that the guitar-based music they recorded came to be identified by the term bachata, which by then had lost its more neutral connotation of an informal (if rowdy) backyard party and acquired an unmistakably negative cultural value implying rural backwardness and vulgarity.
	www.lafragancia.com /html/bachatahistory.htm (740 words)

	Deborah Pacini Hernandez: Bachata - Print (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Originating in the shantytowns of the Dominican Republic, it reflects the social and economic dislocation of the poorest Dominicans.
		Derived from the Latin American tradition of guitar music, bachata emerged in the 1960s only to be denigrated by the media, mainstream musicians, and middle- and upper-class Dominicans, mainly because the lyrics—often about hard drinking, women troubles, illicit sex, and male bravado–were considered vulgar and worthless.
		She considers issues of sex and gender as perceived and expressed by bachata's mostly male musicians, especially in the context of changing patterns of marriage.
	www.temple.edu /tempress/titles/1135_reg_print.html (558 words)

	Bachata Con Sentido - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
		Bachata Con Sentido is a new bachata group from the Dominican Republic which comes with the idea of putting together beautiful lyrics and great sound.
		This is a bachata version of the song "at the end of the road" by Boyz II Men.
		This is a man that got the blues for a woman and try to forget about her with the help of bottles of alcohol in a local bar.
	music.download.com /bachataconsentido/3600-9068_32-100633388.html (349 words)

	Aventura - Bachata Band
		And their struggle was not merely a physical one where they endured years of sleepless nights on the road.
		The true barrier faced by the group was the nature of the traditional bachata audience, a conservative audience with a one-minded view of how the music should sound.
		However, with Dominican parents, Bachata was a permanent household staple - the soulful twang of the “requinto” always in the background, day and night.
	www.tosalsa.com /Music/bands/040418aventura.html (623 words)

	Bachata information, tips, free dance videos and music examples
		The bachata is sometimes referred to as the "blues music of the Dominican Republic."
		Without the hip and body action, you are not dancing the bachata.
		Bachata music was born in the Dominican Republic, borrowing from the Cuban Bolero.
	www.thedancestoreonline.com /ballroom-dance-instruction/bachata-free-lessons.htm (502 words)

	Department of Foreign Languages, Salem State College: Jon Aske
		Bachata tunes are simple and repetitive and the lyrics are simple and often misogynist (machista) in nature.
		Outside the country, bachata has become practically a household word throughout Latin America, and even in the United States and Europe, anyone who follows Latin American music even casually is likely to have heard about Dominican bachata.
		Bachata musicians, however, also drew upon other genres of música de guitarra that accomplished guitarists would be familiar with, including Mexican rancheras and corridos, Cuban son, guaracha, and guajira, Puerto Rican plena and jíbaro music, and the Colombian-Ecuadorian vals campesino and pasillo--as well as the Dominican merengue, which was originally guitar based.
	www.lrc.salemstate.edu /aske/latmusic.htm (5860 words)

	Bachata Videos - Metacafe
		International instructors and performers Nestor Manuellian and Lidia McMahon take you through one of the moves on their DVD "Bachata for beginners...
		Bachata in portuguese from MAMAJUANA ft. Claudio Carnei...
		Bachata dancing on Nguyen Dinh Chieu street, Hue Festival, Vietnam June 2006
	www.metacafe.com /tags/bachata (210 words)

	YouTube - Bachata
		Anna and Carlos dancing a sexy bachata for danc...
		Anna and Carlos dancing a sexy bachata for dancesavvy.com.
		Bachata dancesavvy dance savvy sexy lesson girl dating video blog dancing great
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=_4vMaH6IkgQ (229 words)

	Bachata! - Page 6 - Dance Forums
		Asked someone to dance a bachata this weekend and she replied that it wouldn't be fair to her husband and that she doesn't dance bachata with anyone else because it's "too romantic." She was very apologetic in saying that and we both had a good laugh about it, but what else could I do...
		I asked a woman to dance Bachata, but she said to me, "Sorry, I only dance Bachata with my boyfriend." I then told her that I don't dance the "close" style of Bachata (well, almost never....
		When I started to walk off, she even asked me to come back later and ask her to dance when the DJ played Salsa -- so it wasn't a total personal rejection.
	www.dance-forums.com /showthread.php?p=306199#post306199 (378 words)

	Bachata Hits
		Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for Bachata Hits to receive a rating.
		The popular tropical music form, Bachata, is a type of Dominican music that evolved from the Merengue genre.
		BACHATA HITS is a compilation of the best Bachata artists coming out of Latin America.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/bachata_hits (263 words)

	Sunflower Entertainment :: Our Music :: Licensing Latin Music: Salsa,Bachata,Cumbia,Vallenato,Latin Jazz,Son ...
		Notes: This is Chiqui’s latest hit and it has an infectous hook and an amazing vocal.
		Notes: This track is a great bachata vallenato combination that you just can’ t help dancing to it....
		Notes: Chiqui is known for singing romantic Meringue tracks, and on this track he introduces romance to Bachata.
	www.sunflower-ent.com /music.asp?genre=Bachata (189 words)

	Listen to Free Online Bachata Radio Stations - Live365 Internet Radio
		El Merengue acabado de salir del horno, las bachatas hechas aqui.El folklore Dominicano al rojo.La antena merenguera en la Red.
		Now playing a selection of Latin tracks, to suit a variety of tastes.
		Aquí solo se toca lo Ma Reciente de la Bachata, Merengue, Salsa y Regueton.
	www.live365.com /cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=bachata (249 words)

	Bachatarueda.com - Rueda de Bachata (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hightlights of Bachata Rueda class at Gas Light on Wednesday
		New Jorge and Lynn at McLean,VA Bachata BootCamp
		Bachata Rueda • History• Syllabus •About Jorge •Services • Classes • News and Special Events
	www.bachatarueda.com /videos.htm (99 words)

	Upcoming.org: Dance Oasis: Bachata Dance Lesson at AAACC (Monday, November 14, 2005)
		Escape to Dance Oasis and explore the facinating guitar driven rhythms of Bachata.
		Great tips on purchasing Bachata music, popular Bachata artists, and places to Bachata dance in the Bay Area!
		Dance Oasis (Bachata) is an official Dance 4 Good class.
	upcoming.org /event/39451 (262 words)

	Juan Luis Guerra : Bachata Rosa - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
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		Bachata was originally rural and guitar-backed, above all bolero-type songs.
		It began moving to town a few years back, and has reached the bigtime with this big-deal production.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,96635,00.html (160 words)

	Flickr: Photos tagged with bachata (Site not responding. Last check: )
		NEW Explore and refine bachata photos with our brand new clustery goodness!
		You can assign as many tags as you wish to each photo.
		Feed – Subscribe to photos tagged with bachata
	www.flickr.com /photos/tags/bachata (110 words)

	Spanish Lyrics for Bachata, Cumbia, Merengue and Salsa
		Spanish Lyrics for Bachata, Cumbia, Merengue and Salsa
		If you're one of the many dancers who have always wanted to sing to the music, but never could find the lyrics -- I finally found some time to post some of my favourite songs.
		Please note that TOsalsa makes an effort to provide complete information whenever possible, but cannot assume any liabilities for the completeness of the information provided in the Web site nor does it make any representations to the accuracy of data presented herein.
	www.tosalsa.com /Music/lyrics/lyrics_index.html (341 words)

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