"I had to try to sing them exactly as they were written because they’re impeccable," Sting, who sings completely in Spanish, ...

What began as songs about heartbreak in the brothels and barrios of the Dominican Republic in the 1960s has become a worldwide sensation. Even the Bee Gees have gotten a bachata spin. Prince Royce’s ...

The self-proclaimed "King of Bachata" spoke after a record-breaking concert. On a warm Saturday night in September, 60,000 fans packed into the sold-out MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to see Romeo ...

It used to be that recording artists had to be known for a specific genre to get signed to a label. But in recent years, more and more music artists have been experimenting with different genres — ...

Friday in New York, four legends of Dominican bachata music will take the stage as part of the Chase Latino Cultural Festival. The musicians, all in their 60s, play a type of bachata little known ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK — The Bachata Academy is an ...

Vicente García, an award-winning musician and songwriter from the Dominican Republic, sometimes comes off as a cross between Jack Johnson and José González. García’s breezy and euphoric bachata songs ...

READING, PA (May 15th, 2023) - The "King of Bachata” will be making a stop in Reading during his upcoming North American tour. Multi-platinum recording artist Romeo Santos announced additional fall ...

Global bachata music star Prince Royce releases his new single “How Deep is Your Love,” where he is able to dust off the Bee Gees classic and make it his own, with a unique bachata twist to it. Prince ...

I've always felt that bachata held an anachronistic position in the landscape of contemporary pop music. With its gracefully delivered, stately melodies and austere instrumentation (guitar, bass, ...

Jacki Lyden reads from listeners' letters. Topics include a correction on the origin of bachata music — it's from the Dominican Republic — and one listener's suggestion for the derivation of the term ...