Dominican Republic is where my blood comes from, being so you would think I know everything there is about it, for example what my project is based on, the music. I dance to the music and sing all the songs, bachata and merengue to be exact, but i don’t know the History behind the two unique sounds that get me moving. As I do my research sometimes I feel as if I’ve hit repetitive road blocks, only because every article I read, every search engine I click on it says the same thing about the two music and their evolution to popularity, but then again that encourages me to dig deeper.
So far I’ve learned that Merengue is more popular than Bachata in the country of Dominican Republic, that’s shocked me. So I did some digging and I found out why. Bachata used to be music for the sinners, as in the sexual people, prostitution,and bitter heartbroken people as well. Merengue on the other hand, came from poor people, people who didn’t have much, but music and music to them was happiness, was just letting go and having fun, so merengue was born!
My next move is to find out where bachata and merengue originated as in, ancestors. Did it come from the Indians, the Spanish or the Africans of Dominican Republic? I’m not sure so that’s why I want to find out. Also to extend my research I would like to know where the two unique sounds came from because bachata is slow and sensual while merengue is what gets the party going, it can be upbeat or low tempo.
Here are two links to both music:
Bachata: https://youtu.be/k1jM1LrLfPg
Merengue: https://youtu.be/q7cKWfcaAvY
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