The iconic radio station that popularized bachata music in the Dominican Republic. It was a cultural staple for the working class and functioned as a vital communication link for people who moved to the city and used the station's public service segments to send personal messages to relatives in rural areas. (Founded in 1964 by Radhamés Aracena, the station was located in the historic center of Santo Domingo near Independence Park).
On Radio Guarachita, you are listening to... a NEW record!
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An old name, still in use today, for bachata music, referring to its lyrics about romance and heartbreak. (Bachata is a genre of guitar based music from the Dominican Republic once associated with the rural poor and drinking to forget a broken heart.)
The Desperate Woman of the Música de amargue.
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A popular nickname for Anthony Santos, a legendary and highly successful Dominican bachata singer. (Anthony Santos is widely considered one of the most influential artists in the history of the genre).
A group at a colmadon: Put on some Bachatu so we can drink and dance. (A colmadon is a neighborhood grocery store that doubles as a social hub for drinking and loud music).
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A slower, more rhythmic style of merengue. The term is a local corruption of the English phrase Palm Beach, originating from an anecdote where musicians described the rhythm as a middle ground between other styles. (In the Dominican Republic, this style was famously developed during the U.S. occupation to accommodate dancers who preferred a less frantic pace than standard merengue).
I like how the slow Pambiche is danced.
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A popular Dominican music and dance style that is widely played in small towns and rural areas. (Antony Santos is one of the most famous artists of this genre).
What Antony Santos (El Bachatu) sings, that is bachata.
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An old style of Dominican folk music and dance with a lively rhythm that likely evolved from Spanish foot-stomping dance styles. It is especially popular among the rural population of Moca (a region in the northern Dominican Republic).
My grandfather dances mangulina like a beast.
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