![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bachata’s social profile began to change when it was transplanted in New York City by Dominican immigrants in the 1980s and 1990s : in New York, bachata shed its low class identity as it became a powerful sonic symbol of the Dominican homeland. Bachata’s fans and practitioners were primarily of African descent, but due to the Dominican Republic’s history of repudiating its African heritage, bachata was considered poor people’s music rather than a form of black music. Bachata is a guitar-centered style characterized by romantic lyrics and a highly emotional singing style that coalesced as a style in the Dominican Republic in the 1970s. ![]()
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