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Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music
Bachata A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music
Author: Deborah Pacini Hernandez
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. Derived from the Latin American tradition of guitar music, bachata emerged in the 1960s only to be denigrated by the media, mai...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781566392990
ISBN-10: 1566392993
Publication Date: 6/1995
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Temple University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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