Ministry of Culture calls for more bachata airplay

[Dolores]

The Ministry of Culture has issued a resolution urging all radio stations in the country to increase their airplay of bachata music especially on Wednesday, 11 December 2024. The resolution marks the day when the bachata music and dance was declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in a ceremony held in Bogotá, Colombia on 11 December 2019.

Resolution No. 28-2024 aims to celebrate the National Day for the Promotion and Dissemination of Bachata Music and to underscore the genre’s significance to Dominican cultural identity.

The resolution states that promoting bachata music and dance is crucial to preserving and fostering the genre, ensuring its cultural legacy for generations to come. It emphasizes the importance of expanding bachata’s reach through national radio...

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[Notengo]

No worries, bachata is still everywhere. And within 10 years Dembow might be also part of cultural identity…

 

[Manuel01]

No worries, bachata is still everywhere. And within 10 years Dembow might be also part of cultural identity…

"within 10 years Dembow might be..." and this might be a good moment to leave the DR.

 

[Aguaita29]

Bachata used to be considered sort of low class until a few local artists started releasing bachata productions and then it went main stream. I remember when Sonia Silvestre, who was a respected artist, released a bachata song that became very popular. Of course, Juan Luis Guerra has been, perhaps, the one who has helped promoted it the most. Now even Justin Timberlake recorded a Bachata with Romeo Santos.

I heard that in the times of Trujillo Merengue was not very well regarded at the beginning, and that he was the one who started getting it played in in elegant parties. I guess its the same story with multiple types of music. For me, it´s just hard to think about Dembow.

 

[AlterEgo]

Bachata used to be considered sort of low class until a few local artists started releasing bachata productions and then it went main stream. I remember when Sonia Silvestre, who was a respected artist, released a bachata song that became very popular. Of course, Juan Luis Guerra has been, perhaps, the one who has helped promoted it the most. Now even Justin Timberlake recorded a Bachata with Romeo Santos.

I heard that in the times of Trujillo Merengue was not very well regarded at the beginning, and that he was the one who started getting it played in in elegant parties. I guess its the same story with multiple types of music. For me, it´s just hard to think about Dembow.

My husband is old school, he still considers most bachata low class 😂. When he left DR, merengue was still king, and time stood still for him. Forget dembow or reggaeton. If Omega comes on the radio he changes the station.

 

[JD Jones]

I love watching folks dancing to merengue and bachata until they start the uncontrollable grinding on each other.

 

[keepcoming]

There is some older bachata I like, most all the music, merengue, etc...I like are oldies.

 

[cavok]

Ever since the pandemic there hasn't been many good bachata songs released - mostly dembow. Maybe it was something in the vaccines(?).