Bachata and Dominican identity / Julie A. Sellers ; foreword by Dario Tejeda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sellers, Julie A., author.

Tejeda, Darío, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bachata--Dominican Republic--History and criticism.

Bachata.

Popular music--Social aspects--Dominican Republic.

Popular music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Other Title:

La bachata y la identidad dominicana

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bachata--a guitar-based romantic music that debuted in Santo Domingo''s urban shantytowns in the 1960s--is today one of the hottest Latin genres. Dominicans at home and abroad have embraced bachata as synonymous with national identity. Still, fans and musicians have not forgotten the social stigma the genre carried for decades. This book interweaves bachata''s history and development with the socio-political context of Dominican identity in both the national and international community, often told in the voices of musicians and producers. The author argues that bachata''s early disfavor was a

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; English; Foreword by Darío Tejada; Preface; Introduction; One. Situating Bachata: Naming and Claiming a Genre; Two. Interpreting Dominicanidad; Three. Dictatorship and Nation-Building: The Era of Trujillo; Four. The Dawn of Bachata; Five. Bachata's Many Faces: From the Red- Light District to Rose- Colored Bachata; Six. Romantic Bachata; Seven. The Dominican Transnational Community and Bachata Típica; Eight. United States and Mainstream Modern Bachata; Nine. Las Bachateras; Conclusion; Notes; Illustrations/Ilustraciones; Español; Prólogo de Darío Tejada; Prefacio

IntroducciónUno. La contextualización de la bachata: Ponerle nombre a un género y reivindicarlo; Dos. La interpretación de la dominicanidad; Tres. La dictadura y la construcción nacional: La Era de Trujillo; Cuatro. Los albores de la bachata; Cinco. Las muchas caras de la bachata: Desde la zona roja a la bachata rosa; Seis. La bachata romántica; Siete. La comunidad dominicana transnacional y la bachata típica; Ocho. La bachata norteamericana y la bachata moderna de la corriente dominante; Nueve. Las bachateras; Conclusión; Notas; Work s Cited /Obras cit ada s

Recordings Cited/Grabaciones citadasIndex / Índice

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1638-8