Bachata
Bachata is a genre. Defining acts include Maite Perroni, Khea, Juan Luis Guerra, Aventura and Romeo Santos, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Bachata grew out of tropical music and Dance. It sits close to boogaloo, Latin dance music, club/dance music and Tango, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into bachatón, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 7 connections around Bachata. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Bachata came from and where it led.
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Bachata connections
Bachata grew out of tropical music and Dance, shares an orbit with boogaloo, Latin dance music, club/dance music and Tango, went on to shape bachatón. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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