Music from the Caribbean Genres of Caribbean Music

Music from the Caribbean

Genres of Caribbean Music • Bachata • Merengue • Salsa

Bachata Music Bachata is a Latino genre of music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the early parts of the 20 th century with the African descendants. Bachata songs are usually romantic but often speak of heartbreak and sadness.

Bachata Dance Bachata is a style of dance that originated in the Dominican Republic. The basic bachata step consists of a horizontal, three-step movement, with steps on each beat of the music, followed by a tap on the fourth beat.

Bachata Steps http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=dh. HGd BBF 7 Xk&safe=active

Bachata Artist: Prince Royce Geoffrey Royce Rojas, known by his stage name Prince Royce, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from The Bronx. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music and into his teenage years, began experimenting with music and writing poetry. He received three awards at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2011. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=foy. H-TEs 9 D 0

Bachata Artist: Romeo Santos Anthony Santos, known professionally as Romeo Santos, is an American singer, featured composer and former lead singer of the Bachata group Aventura. Santos has been a key figure in popularizing Bachata, with hits reaching near the top of the Billboard Latin charts and the top of charts in Europe. In 2002, the band's song "Obsesión" was number one in Italy for sixteen consecutive weeks.

Merengue is a style of Dominican music and dance. Partners hold each other in a closed position. The leader holds the follower's waist with the leader's right hand, while holding the follower's right hand with the leader's left hand at the follower's eye level.

Merengue Steps https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=JXy bpe. Zc. Zz 8

Merengue Artist: Elvis Crespo Díaz is an American-born Puerto Rican Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning Merengue singer. His debut album, Suavemente was a hit, both in Latin America and in the US. The single "Suavemente" was a huge hit and eventually helped him earn the Best Male Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year from Billboard magazine. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=WPi. Eb. YSF 9 k. E

Merengue Artist: Milly Quezada Milagros Quezada Borbón, known simply as Milly Quezada, is a Latin Grammy-winning Dominican Merengue music singer. She is also known as the Merengue Queen. She has won four Latin Grammy Awards.

Salsa is a popular form of social dance that originated in New York with strong influences from Latin America, particularly Cuba and Puerto Rico. The movements of salsa have origins in Cuban Son, Cha cha, Mambo and other dance forms. The dance, along with the salsa music, originated in the mid 1970 s.

Salsa Steps https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=VCc XEIb 2 DCU

Salsa Artist: Marc Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and four-time Latin Grammy winner has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads. Anthony has won numerous awards, and his achievements have been honored through various recognitions. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=8 Azt. Kk. Im. U 5 Y

Salsa Artist: Celia Cruz Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso de la Santísima Trinidad also known by her stage name Celia Cruz was a Cuban salsa singer/performer. One of the most popular salsa artists of the 20 th century, she earned twentythree gold albums and was renowned internationally as the "Queen of Salsa", "La Guarachera de Cuba", as well as The Queen of Latin Music. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=l. Ar. G o. Rh. Fr 4 E