Bachata
The Dominican Republic's guitar music
’S e Bachata a’ ceòl chomórach aig a’ phoblachd Dominicain — a th’ anns a’ phrìomhainn, a’ shioncrachadh agus a thogail mun cuairt air mear-ghiotair. Nuair a chaidh a sgaoileadh mar cheòl na bochdan tuath, tha e a-nis air dannsa air an t-stàl.
Origin & history
Bachata grew in the Dominican Republic through the middle of the twentieth century out of bolero and other guitar traditions of the region, long treated as disreputable by Dominican radio.
It moved into the mainstream in the later twentieth century and then internationally, carried both by Dominican artists at home and by the diaspora in New York.
Neach-ciùil ri chèile
Tha ciùil-ciùil dominicain ann an robh an obair bhacata air a’ mheadhan eadar-chòmhnaidh.
A’ seinneadair Dominicana-Ameireaga sa mheadhan dhan t-èir a tha ann am ùr-atha aig a’ bhacata.
Càit a bheireas e
Ceistean & freagair
What is bachata?+
Bachata is the guitar-led romantic popular music of the Dominican Republic, with a distinctive syncopated lead guitar and a partner dance of the same name.
Where is bachata from?+
The Dominican Republic.
Is bachata the same as merengue?+
No. Both are Dominican, but merengue is faster and horn- or accordion-led, while bachata is slower, guitar-led and romantic in subject.