Bachata

LC control no.	gf2014026643
Thesaurus/term list	lcgft
Genre/Form term	Bachata *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Amargue, Música de Guardia, Música de Música de amargue Música de guardia
See also	Dance music *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Popular music *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Found in	Work cat.: 94-29477: Pacini-Hernandez, D. Bachata, 1995: CIP galley (bachata, or música de amargue; guitar-based Dominican popular music form of uneducated country people and the urban poor) Grove music online, viewed August 14, 2014 (Bachata; Dominican musical genre and dance; developed out of earlier rural string musics, principally bolero but also son, merengue, and ranchera; originally applied to the informal rural parties where such music was played; in the 1960s, bachata developed as part of the urban underworld and changed from a romantic serenade style to one associated with brothels and harsh lyrics; at that time it was known as musica de amargue or musica de guardia; in the 1980s Blas Durán's experiments with electric guitar and the development of a unique dance style began to expand bachata's audience; today it is played with two electroacoustic guitars, electric bass, güira, and bongos)