What is "bachata"

n. A genre of music originating in the Dominican Republic.

Bachata is a genre of Latin American music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the first half of the 20th century with European, Indigenous and African musical elements. The first recorded compositions are by Jose Manuel Calderon from the Dominican Republic. The predecessors of Bachata are Bolero and Son (and later, from the mid 1980s, Merengue). The original term used to name the genre was amargue ("bitterness", "bitter music", or "blues music"), until the rather ambiguous (and mood-neutral) term bachata became popular. The form of dance, bachata, also developed with the music.

"Bachata" is a song by Lou Bega. It was the first single from his third album Lounatic. The song features background vocals by the Ukrainian girl group Alibi. The song is about dancing bachata on a party and the erotic effect of this dance.

Bachata is a style of social dance from the Dominican Republic which is now danced all over the world. It is associated with bachata music.

Bachata may refer to:

• Bachata (music)
• Bachata (dance)
• "Bachata" (song), a song by Lou Bega
• Bachatón, a hybrid bachata/reggaeton music style, in the Dominican Republic