our weekly look at music from around the world. Today Tony and Jerome listen to Bachata, a style of music from the Dominican Republic that combines Cuban boleros with Latin rhythms. Bachata ...

The music has experienced a small revival, thanks to a CD released last year called Bachata Roja: Acoustic Bachata from the Cabaret Era. This summer, bachata legends have played festivals across ...

Romeo Santos is keeping traditional bachata alive one song at a time ... 5), paying tribute to the genre that was once considered “music of the barrios.” Utopia, which comes after his 2017 ...