Super Uba
Bachata and merengue are to the Dominican Republic much as son and changui are to Cuba: deep-roots styles founded upon African rhythms, Spanish melodies and plenty of soul. Changing tastes and class disparities led to bachata (based most closely on Spanish bolero) being stigmatized as music for the lower class and the criminal underworld. That changed when the sound went electric in the late '80s, becoming popular throughout Latin America and among Latin expatriates in places like New York City. In the last few years bachata and merengue have been modernized with programmed beats, techno whomping and urban hipness that, as such things tend to do, led to a resurgent desire for the old style.
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