1Bachata Music – Modern and Classic
Bachata music, like Bachata Dancing, has evolved into different styles. Classic and Modern Bachata music can sound very different and you may not even realize that they are both Bachata songs.
Unifying Characteristics of Modern and Classic Bachata Music
All Bachata music share similar instrumentation: the underlying Bolero rhythm and the syncopated guitarra line. Instruments in a typical Bachata music group are lead guitar, rhythm guitar, electric bass guitar, bongos and güira.
Modern Bachata Music and Popular Artists
New Bachata artists have brought in influences of Mariachi, Argentine Tango and Hip Hop to the music.
Examples of Modern Bachata artists:
* Romeo Santos – Former lead singer of Aventura, and known singularly as the “King of Modern Bachata”
* Aventura
* Prince Royce
* Toby Love
* Frank Reyes
* Daniel Santacruz
* Leslie Grace
* Henry Santos
* Monchy y Alexandra
* Elvis Martinez
* Carlos & Alejandra
* Xtreme
Examples of Classic Bachata artists:
* Edilio Paredes – One of Bachata’s founding fathers.
* Eladio Romero Santos – pioneer of Bachata’s merengue de guitarra.
* Leonardo Paniagua – father of Romantic Bachata.
* José Manuel Calderón – the first Bachata recording artist.
* Antony Santos
* Luis Vargas
* Zacarías Ferreira
* Joan Soriano
* Juan Luis Guerra
Bachata Music – Growth and Recognition
Today Bachata music is still predominantly created and performed by Latin American artists. Bachata music and dance are growing in popularity in North America and are spreading. The recognition of legendary Dominican Republic artist Juan Luis Guerra by the Latin Grammy Awards has brought Bachata into the limelight several times since the 1990s.
Although Bachata is still lumped into the overall category of “Tropical” music, it is becoming more mainstream and several artists have won Latin Grammy awards for Best Tropical Song and Best Tropical Album.
Latin Grammy Award-Winning Bachata Artists
* 1992 Juan Luis Guerra for the album “Bachata Rosa”
* 2008 Juan Luis Guerra for the album “La Llave de mi Corazon”
* 2009 Jose Feliciano for the album “Senor Bachata”
* 2010 Juan Luis Guerra for the song “Bachata en Fukuoka”
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