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bachata
Sign in to savegenre of Latin Francia music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the first half of the 20th century with Indigenous, African and European musical elements
Key facts
- Cultural origins
- Dominican Republic
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
Regional music
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “bachata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.