What began as songs about heartbreak in the brothels and barrios of the Dominican Republic in the 1960s has become a worldwide sensation. Even the Bee Gees have gotten a bachata spin. Prince Royce’s ...

Bachata music has blown up internationally. Bachata music comes from the Dominican Republic in the 1960's but thanks to newer acts like Romeo Santos and Aventura, has blown up internationally. We ...

Friday in New York, four legends of Dominican bachata music will take the stage as part of the Chase Latino Cultural Festival. The musicians, all in their 60s, play a type of bachata little known ...

In 2010, Dominican-American singer Prince Royce found commercial success in the United States with his bachata cover of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me.” Royce put a Spanglish twist on the 1961 classic, ...

It used to be that recording artists had to be known for a specific genre to get signed to a label. But in recent years, more and more music artists have been experimenting with different genres — ...

The self-proclaimed "King of Bachata" spoke after a record-breaking concert. On a warm Saturday night in September, 60,000 fans packed into the sold-out MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to see Romeo ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK — The Bachata Academy is an ...

Vicente García, an award-winning musician and songwriter from the Dominican Republic, sometimes comes off as a cross between Jack Johnson and José González. García’s breezy and euphoric bachata songs ...

Jacki Lyden reads from listeners' letters. Topics include a correction on the origin of bachata music — it's from the Dominican Republic — and one listener's suggestion for the derivation of the term ...

Bachata music icon Romeo Santos is welcoming fans to his “House” — as a hologram. HBO Max’s new Latino-focused audience initiative, Pa’lante, is promoting an upcoming documentary and concert film ...