The origin of bachata and Prince Royce’s impulse

beating since the sixties

For three decades, the Dominican Republic was controlled by the iron dictatorship of Trujillo, which advocated near-permanent censorship. At the end of his tenure, freeing the country from these controls, a popular music filled with joy and tight dancing, bachata was born.

With a marginal stigma, it was Santo Domingo’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods that embraced this kind of freedom of music and dance, often used to escape the complex existence of the time. Bars and brothels spread this trend, which is pejoratively called. poor music anyone pain.

The fact is that it started out as a variant of the bolero, which is firmly established in South America. But Dominicans have many characters: rhythm is part of it and largely defines the personality of the whole country. The influence of Merengue and other styles soon began to develop bachata creativity.

As is often the case in these cases, the elite initially disagreed with him. They saw it as vulgar music linked to poverty and prostitution! They even called it mediocre, so much so that it was almost impossible to find media to broadcast in their field at the time.

However, bachata was invoked to sustain himself. Parties, family or neighborhood gatherings, and even some household chores in more and more places came alive with these songs. His dance tunes, emotional impact, soulful lyrics, sensuality and contagious voice were summoned to dominate.

In parallel, the bachateros realized that this new breed symbolized an irreversible social change: goodbye to dictatorship, hello to freedom, joy, and renewed fun.

Bachata with proper names

Composer José Manuel Calderón recorded the first bachata in history, which is absolutely legendary, in 1962: love drunk It is the title of this Dominican artist that gives the definitive starting signal to the success of this Latin genre. Among the closest followers of this style, singer-songwriters Leonardo Paniagua and Rafael Encarnación stood out above the rest.

In the eighties, Dominican society had learned to live without dictatorship, and its inhabitants had freed themselves from stereotypes, restrictions and complexes. Despite the economic difficulties, he was loved and loved on his streets. Bachata has already been heard on the radio and many leading artists have emerged, including international ones.

For this reason, artist and producer Anthony Santos is considered one of the greatest in history, if not the greatest in this genre. Also, outstanding Juan Luis Guerra with his wonderful album, pink bachataHe was instrumental in popularizing the genre in many countries around the world in the early 1990s.

One of the great bachateros achievements has been permeability. Perhaps because of its popular character and therefore natural and always authentic, it has managed to adapt to the prevailing tastes of each generation. Thus, he adopted new nuances, styles, elements and sounds to bring out the now triumphant modern bachata.

Among the current references of international bachata, the group Aventura stands out, and above all, its former vocalist Romeo Santos is considered the king of bachata and a reference for the new generation of artists who placed this genre in bachata. top International. Additionally, Prince Royce is one of the perfect names.

Prince Royce: Dancing as soon as it sounds

When the bachata plays, his soul takes over the listener and his body cannot help translating to the sound of its rhythms and voices. This characteristic influence is the key to its acceptance and popularity. This magnetism multiplies exponentially when listening to Prince Royce songs: You can’t stop your legs, arms, back, and the rest of your body from shaking uncontrollably.

Born in the Bronx, New York in 1989, he was a child prodigy who started writing poetry and lyrics at the age of thirteen. His songs are filled with musical purity and power, sensuality, emotion and freshness. Fused with other contemporary styles and genres, they form an updated tribute to the traditional essence of bachata.

give you a kiss, innocent face, Little things Y Stay with me, a hybrid version with pop covering the legendary Ben King theme, some of their best songs. Want to know why you can’t stop dancing when you hear them? Whatever the reason, listen to them and you will see that this is inevitable.

The bachata singer takes a break in the Spanish capital. On June 24, Prince Royce will perform at 19:30 at the Alfonso XIII Royal Botanical Garden in Madrid.

You can buy your tickets here so you don’t miss the summer bachata event.