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bachata
[ bah-chah-tah ]
noun
- a contemporary genre of Latin American popular music, in the style of a ballad, featuring guitars, percussion, and singing:
On Thursdays, they have a band that plays nothing but bachata.
- a song performed in the musical style of bachata:
The lyrics to this bachata are from a traditional hymn.
- a partnered dance of Dominican origen, performed to the music of bachata, traditionally danced in eight-count box steps with a sequence of three steps and a tap, with modern variations that include steps from other Latin ballroom dances:
Part of the ballroom competition is a six-minute bachata.
Word History and Origins
Origin of bachata1
Example Sentences
Juan Luis Guerra’s “Mambo 23” was awarded record of the year, and his album “Radio Güira” was awarded album of the year and best merengue/bachata album — making him a 27-time Latin Grammy winner.
Last month, she stepped out of her comfort zone to record a bachata track — “En Esta Boca” — with Kany García, one of her idols.
The LP continues Shakira’s career-long penchant for pulling together music and collaborators from across the Americas, dipping into rock, electro-pop, trap, Dominican bachata, Nigerian-style Afrobeats and regional Mexican cumbia and polka.
The lilting, understated guitars and pattering bongo drums of Dominican bachata usually carry songs of restrained regret.
If I’m making bachata and I’m getting myself into that mode, then it’s very easy for me to start it in Spanish.
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