Chapter 4.B, Problem 20GB1

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Answer to Problem 20GB1

1. Juan Luis Guerra is the most famous singer of bachata music in the Dominican Republic and in Latin America in general. Go to YouTube and listen to La bachata rosa or burbujas de amor.
2. The cultures that influenced the development of merengue and bachata are Taínes the indigenous people in the Dominican Republic, the Hispanic culture and the African culture. Each culture is represented by an instrument. La tambora for the African side, El acordeón on the european side and la güira on the indigenous side.
3. Bachata is a modern rhytm while bachata is more of a romantic type. Bachata to some people is like a type of country music. Merengue is easier to dance than Bachata. Bachata has 3 distinctive tone and therefore it requires three movements. Go to youtube and look for El virao and Suavemente. See if you like it!