Experience Mexican Culture

Sexy Bachata

Next time you're out listening to Latin music, you may hear this rhythmic music and see dancers moving in a fun, sexy style very different from salsa or cumbia. It's bachata! Click to watch a selection of bachata music videos.

"Bachata, a form of music and dance that originated 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 popular. It has been compared to the blues, although in modern times it bears similarities to R&B.

Bachata was created primarily by servants, who played it after their work days ended. They made the music out of ordinary objects like those commonly found in a backyard such as trash cans and fences. In some rural areas of the Dominican Republic. The bachatero, like the bluesman, sings about pain and trouble; one difference, though, is that while the bluesman hops on a southbound freight and keeps moving, the bachatero gets as far as the neighborhood bar and looks for solace in a bottle of rum in a dark corner! Someone once said that the name Bachata came from a African and Taino words that put together means Dance of the Black/Taino Woman"".

You can find bachata music in most dance clubs throughout Mexico along with salsa, merengue and cumbia.

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