Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music

By Deborah Pacini and Deborah Pacini Hernández

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566393000
• ISBN13: 9781566393003
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 381 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"