For many outside the island, the sound of the Dominican Republic is instantly recognizable as the galloping rhythms of merengue, the heart-tugging sway of bachata, and the booming pulse of dembow.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, Lehman College, CUNY (THE CONVERSATION) What began as ...

Without having released an album, Mozart La Para has managed to become one of the faces of the Dominican Republic’s role in musica urbana. Born Erickson Fernandez in Santo Domingo, the 29-year-old ...

Romeo Santos brought Dominican guitar music to the Bronx. Now he’s an ambassador for Latinos in the world’s biggest boardrooms. ADVERTISEMENT The King of Bachata deftly loads two 35-pound weights and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Before becoming a global phenomenon in the 2000s thanks to artists like Aventura, Monchy y Alexandra and Prince ...

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 ...

“Cuango cago yo, la pinga mia toca el agua.” Translation: “When I shit, my dick touches the water.” This poetic musing is not a comment on a Pornhub video — it’s the title of a track by Sony Latino’s ...

MIAMI (Billboard) - Sony BMG Latin execs were cruising MySpace late last year when they came across the list of most popular unsigned Latin acts. Topping it was Optimo, a trio that plays urban bachata ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Wilfredo José Burgos Matos is an Adjunct Assistant ...