num_pages: 381
description: Like rap in the United States, bachata began as a music of the poor and dispossessed. Originating in the shantytowns of the Dominican Republic, it reflects the social and economic dislocation of the poorest Dominicans.
language: English
title: Bachata A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music
titlecomplete: Bachata A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music
genres: Music
ratings_count: 19
publisher: Temple University Press